Sabre
Detailed information
Name of the object
Sabre
Inventory №
1307
Location
Shumen Regional Museum
Material from which the item is made
Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze
Dimensions and weight
Overall length 1000 mm, length of the blade 860 mm, width of the blade 34 mm, thickness of the blade 6 mm
Method of acquisition and location
Cultural period of creation
New History
Item description
Bulgarian – guards, soldiers. On one side, near the guard and under one of the crossbars is the monogram of Ferdinand I, tsar of Bulgaria, and on the other – the maker’s marking. The blade is of forged steel, with curved backwards edge and two wide fullers. Made in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, by “Johann Zelinka”. The hilt is of wood, covered with leather and twisted bronze wire. The guard is with two crossbars, projecting in a lion’s head. The scabbard is missing.
