Dagger Saber Scimitar "Bashibuzuk"

The Scimitar "A Bashi-Bazouk"

The scimitar of the status raider of the Ottoman Empire with 2 doles and a "big-eared" handle, etching from 2 sides, suras taken from museum exhibits.

Suras are made in the technique of artistic etching completely by hand with a steel stylus.

The scimitar is a chopping and stabbing weapon, a cross between a saber and a dagger, it gained its fame thanks to the military class in Turkey, among the Janissaries. At a later time of its existence, it began to wear a "ceremonial character" as a work of art, it was widespread among the peoples of the Near and Middle East.

Gulband is made of 3 parts (brass bronze), soldered into a single element, etching, tinning.
Copper tubes, brass shaped washers, pins. Handle made of Oak, impregnated with linseed oil.

Tests: flat blows on the concrete floor; blow on the anvil horn; flipping off the tip of 1,5 cm pine Board; load on the deflection of 70 kg, throwing the tip into the concrete floor(without damage); cutting iron (without damage)