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, glass faux stones paste; forging, carving, filigree work yatagan: 680 : 540 : 30 mm; scabbard: 550 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-000277 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with rounded ears. The joining band of metal, decorated with five decorative beads of a lightish mass. Continuation of the hilt simple, decorated with double grooves. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. Wooden sheath, metal mounted. Found in Bosnia. From the Dr Josip Fon Collection, 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. 153; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 137.