Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      SABRE WITH YATAGAN HILT, hilt: second half of 18th century - second half of 19th century; blade: 18th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans : Bosnia steel, bone, metal, coral; forging, casting, filigree work sabre: 775 : 635 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013043 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of yellowish bone, with semicircular ears and carved folds in the bone plates. The joining band of metal, with traces of gilding, embellished with filigree work and a motif of little circles, and on the leaf-shaped part a decoration of filigree work with a single bead of coral at each side. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two fullers along the edge. Wants scabbard. Derives from Zvornik. Bought from Milan Praunsperger of Zagreb, 1940. 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. 191; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 174; 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. 82.