Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, brass, wood, leather; forging, carving yatagan: 795 : 670 : 30 mm; scabbard: 720 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-002364 DESCRIPTION: A hilt of yellow bone, with smallish faceted ears. On the hilt, vertical strips in relief. Joining band of brass, with precision-made baroque decoration. Continuation of the hilt with linear decoration continues on into the leaf-shaped part with baroque ornamentation. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two fairly wide fullers along the ridge. Scabbard of wood, leather clad, mounted in three places. On the edges of the mounting, decorative series of leaves. On the upper mounting, rings for hanging. From the Kulmer Collection. 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. 162; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 143; 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. 71.