Sword, Turkey, 17th/18th century.

Sword length 1027 mm, blade length 885 mm, sword weight 925 g

Open hilt, brass fittings. The hilt is straight, crossed, with whiskers and arms curled towards the head. The shoulders from above are decorated with beads and turquoise, as are both sides of the hilt. The edges of the hilt around the entire perimeter are filigreed. The shaft of the handle at the hilt is wide, with slots for the upper whiskers. The head bent at a right angle and covered with a thimble. Shank covered with lizard skin, fused to the shaft with two transverse rivets, decorated with silver rosettes. The shank, together with the head, edged with a decorative brass band. The hilt is straight, wide (40 mm at the base), double-edged, in lenticular cross-section. On both sides of the amphibian, at the height of the pledge, profiled in three narrow furrows (the middle one longer). At the end of the furrows, on both sides, geometric (sword-like?) marks.
state of preservation 4/3