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

Sabre

   

Detailed information

Name of the object

Sabre

Inventory №

7427

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length 955 mm, lenth of the blade 820 mm, width of the blade 30 mm, thickness of the blade 7 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Ottoman empire – 19th century. The blade is of forged steel with curved backwards point and one wide fuller on each side. The guard is of bronze, with a crescent on in, and the hilt is of wood, covered with black leather and wrapped in twisted bronze wire. The scabbard is of sheet steel.
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