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

Sabre

   

Detailed information

Name of the object

Sabre

Inventory №

2051

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 870 mm, width of the blade 43 mm, thickness of the blade 9 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

British, model from 1796. Used by the light cavalry of the empire. Broad steel blade, curved, single-edged, with one wide fuller. The guard is iron, and the grip is wooden. The scabbard is made of black leather.
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