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

Officer’s shashka

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Detailed information

Name of the object

Officer’s shashka

Inventory №

Вр. № 5

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Total length with the guard 920 mm, blade length 780 mm, blade width 32 mm, blade thickness 5 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Model from 1884 – Alexander I, Russian officers – Caucasian type. The blade is of steel, with one wide fuller on each side. The grip is wooden, with crosswise grooves, wrapped in black leather. The guard is made of brass with gilding, decorated with floral motifs. The scabbard is of wood, covered with black leather.
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Administrative contract on the project “Creation and presentation of digitally accessible cultural heritage of the Municipality of Shumen, according to the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021, Program “Cultural entrepreneurship, heritage and cooperation”, Result 1 “Improved management of cultural heritage”, Under result 1.2 “Digitally accessible objects of cultural heritage”

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