Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, end of the 18th century - early 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, metal, leather; forging, carving yatagan: 595 : 455 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013084
DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone with faceted ears. The joining band of metal, grooved. Continuation of the hilt simple, wound with leather, ending in the upper part of the blade in the form of semicircle with grooves. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. Wants scabbard.
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. 155; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 139; Jatagane aus dem Historischen Museum von Kroatien in Zagreb (Agram). Sonderausstellung im Landeszeughaus 9. April - 7. Juni 1976. Graz : Landeszeughaus am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 1976. Kat. Nr. 66.
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