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

Scimitar

   

Detailed information

Name of the object

Scimitar

Inventory №

2100

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length 760 mm, blade length 610 mm, blade width 30 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Iron blade, deeply curved to the inner cutting edge, partly hardened. The hilt plaques are of dark horn and spread out in two “ears” to either side. They are fastened to the blade with three rivets. The scabbard is of wood.
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