The Yathagan Collection in the Croatian History Museum catalogue

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Originally Posted by Ian

Looking through the excellent museum compilation, I noted this interesting piece. A straight yataghan said to be from a cut down saber. Here is the Museum entry:
In referring to the hilt as "bone," I think they mean horn.

well that is to be seen; bichaqs and yataghans had hilts made out of horn, ivory but also bones;

2 other museums and one study

http://h.etf.unsa.ba/btp/content/muz..._eng/about.htm

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...e_Banat_Museum

page 327: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/10435

could well be the bone had been darkened...but normally indeed a bone would be white and used for the bjeloscapi / whitecolored yataghan and bichaqs
although an error is human, Dora Bošković has quite some publications and books published, so I can not comment easily on this specific item...