Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 1845 - 1846. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Ibrahim, owner Hasan-Aga. steel, white bone, coral; forging, filigree work, carving, damascening, gilding aatagan: 720 : 570 : 34 mm; scabbard: 585 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-031263 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of ivory, with small semicircular ears. Band and continuation of the hilt of iron, decorated with gilt vine scrolls. The blade is of steel, single-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the hilt. On both sides of the blade, gilt vine scroll ornaments with Arabic wording that in translation runs 'Made by Ibrahim 1262. (AH), owner Hasan Aga. // Heart, for the sake of one soul, do not offend every soul.' Scabbard, wooden, covered in black leather, mounted on mouth and tip in brass. On the upper mounting, a leather loop. Point of the blade is missing. Purchased from Mara Schwarz of Zagreb, 1982. Once part of the Dragutin Schwarz 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. 77; Sercer, Marija. Zbirka Dragutina Schwarza. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1983. Kat. Nr. 38.