Project “Creation and presentation of digitally accessible cultural heritage of Shumen Municipality”

Broadsword

Detailed information

Name of the object

Broadsword

Inventory №

2028

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length with the guard 1130 mm, length of the blade 970 mm, width of the ricasso 35 mm, thickness of the blade 9 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Russian – “Zlatoust”. The blade is steel, straight, single-edged, with two parallel channels on both sides. The guard is bronze, basket-shaped, with bronze tip. The hilt is of wood, covered in black leather and wrapped with bronze wire. The scabbard is of sheet steel.
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