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

Shashka

   

Detailed information

Name of the object

Shashka

Inventory №

2965 повтор.

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length 915 mm, length of the blade 780 mm, width of the blade 32 mm, thickness of the blade 8 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

New History

Item description

Officers, model from 1884. The blade is of forged steel, slightly curved to the tip, with one wide fuller. The grip is wooden, with crosswise grooves, wrapped in black leather and fastened with double twisted wire. The guard is made of brass with gilding. The scabbard is of wood, covered with black leather.
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