Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, end of 18th - 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans steel, bone, metal sheet; forging, carving, hammering yatagan: 670 : 545 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-026483
DESCRIPTION: Hilt with yellowish-brown bone plates, formed like smaller rounded ears. The connecting band of the hilt has baroque ornamentation. Sheet metal continuation of the hilt made at a later time. Blade singled-edged, curved, with two narrow fullers along the ridge. Wants scabbard.
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. 184.
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