Logo 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: 855 : 725 : 35 mm
    Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-018156


    DESCRIPTION:
    A hilt of yellow bone, with smallish faceted ears. On the hilt, vertical strips incised. On the edge of the leaf-shaped part, a simple decoration. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight.
    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. 163;
    Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 147.