Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      SILVER-HILTED YATAGAN, 1818 - 1819. Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Salih, owner Osman, 1818 - 1819.??Ottoman Empire, Balkans. steel, silver, coral; forging, carving, damascening, filigree work, casting yatagan: 800 : 640 : 35 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-031262 DESCRIPTION: Hilt covered in silver, with large faceted ears. On the ears, a decoration of filigree work, with two corals on each side. On the joining band of the hilt decoration of filigree with eleven coral beads. On the continuation of the hilt a decoration of beads with one coral each. On the leaf-shaped decoration of the blade an ornament of filigree rosettes with diamond shapes. The blade is of steel, single-edged, straight, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. Along the whole length of the blade, silver damascened plant and linear ornamentation on both sides. On one side, incorporated into the ornament, is a short Arabic inscription that in translation runs: 'Made by Salih, owner Osman' and '1234. (AH)'. Simple wooden scabbard, damaged. 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. 62; Sercer, Marija. Zbirka Drgutina Schwarza. Zagreb : Povijesni muzej Hrvatske, 1983. Kat. Nr. 37.