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

Dagger

   

Detailed information

Name of the object

Dagger

Inventory №

2075

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length 400 mm, length of the blade 275 mm, width of the blade 35 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Eastern type. Blade of steel with five fullers on each side. The grip is covered with bright metal, probably a wooden core, with projecting rivets, characteristic of this type of weapons. The scabbard is of wood, the locket and the chape – of the same metal as the grip. A leather loop is added for fastening to a belt.
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