Scimitar
Detailed information
Name of the object
Scimitar
Inventory №
2066 повтор.
Location
Shumen Regional Museum
Material from which the item is made
Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze
Dimensions and weight
Overall length 740 mm, blade length 570 mm, blade width 35 mm
Method of acquisition and location
Cultural period of creation
The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries
Item description
Клинът е железен, със значителна извивка към вътрешния режещ ръб, зоново закален. Чирените са от тъмен рог с характерните за този тип остриета „уши“. Ножната липсва.Iron blade, deeply curved to the inner cutting edge, partly hardened. The hilt plaques are of dark horn and spread out in two “ears” to either side, characteristic of the type. The scabbard is missing.
