Hrvatski povijesni muzej / Croatian History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia Arms and Armoury Collection      LIGHT-HILTED YATAGAN, 19th century Ottoman Empire : Balkans. Made by Osman, owner Muhamed. forging, carving, filigree work, hammering; steel, bone, glass faux stones, copper yatagan: 615 : 505 : 30 mm Inv. No.: HPM/PMH-026855 DESCRIPTION: Hilt of reddish-yellow bone with two smallish, slightly truncated ears. Band of copper, with decoration of filigree rosettes and varicoloured glass faux stones. On the original continuation of the hilt, a ringlet decoration. Blade one-edged, curved, with a narrow fuller along the ridge. On one side of the blade in a dotted pattern, an Arabic inscription is made with the names of the craftsman and the owner of the weapon that translates: 'Made by Osman, owner Muhamed'. On the other side of the blade a number of commas in concentric sequence. Wants scabbard. Purchased from an antique shop in Zagreb, 1978. 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. 134.