Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      DARK-HILTED YATAGAN, end of 18th - 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, brass, wood; forging, carving yatagan: 615 : 490 : 30 mm; scabbard: 535 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-000306 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with fairly small truncated ears. A simple joining band, made of brass, as is the continuation of the hilt. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight. Wooden scabbard, covered in ornamented brass. On part of the sheath on one side is a depiction of some fantastic bird. On the rear part of the sheath, a smallish lug. Found in Bosnia. Donated by Ivan Pajlok, a teacher in 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. 164; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 148.