Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, second half of the 18th century - second half of the 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, metal, copper, brass, glass faux stones paste, silver; forging, carving, filigree work, damascening yatagan: 655 : 520 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018150 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with smallish rounded ears. The joining band of metal, decorated with filigree work with eight decorative beads of a lightish mass. On the continuation of the hilt on one side filigree work with circle motif, and on the other side a simple brass plate with incised serrated and straight lines. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. On both sides of the blade traces of silver damascened ornamentation are discernible. Wants scabbard. From the former War Museum in Zagreb. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Boskovic, Dora. Zbirka jatagana u Hrvatskom povijesnom muzeju u Zagrebu = The Yatagan Collection of the Croatian History Museum, Zagreb. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XLI. Zagreb : Hrvatski povijesni muzej, 2006. Kat. No. 152; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 136.