Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      SABRE WITH YATAGAN HILT, hilt: 19th century; blade: first half of the 18th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans : Bosnia steel, bone, metal, wood; forging, casting, carving sabre: 820 : 665 : 32 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-013074 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of dark bone, with quite large truncated ears. Continuation of the hilt of wood, reinforced with metal plate. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, decorated on both sides with plant ornamentation. Wants scabbard. Ceded by Vladimir Paulic, senior civil engineer 1941. 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. 193; Sercer, Marija. Jatagani u Povijesnom muzeju Hrvatske. Katalog muzejskih zbirki XI. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1975. Kat. Nr. 176.