Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, brass; forging, carving yatagan: 760 : 630 : 38 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013042 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with smallish truncated ears. Continuation of the hilt forged in a piece with blade, decorated with fish scale ornamentation filled with dots. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, decorated with engraved and stylised ornamentation in the upper part of the blade and a smaller vine scroll decoration towards the point. 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. 160; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 144.