Ottoman officer’s sword
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Ottoman officer’s sword
WEAPON
THE MACEDONIAN STRUGGLE
late 19th century
WEAPONS
The blade of the sword is iron, subtly concave, single-edged, with a concave line running on each side and ending in a point. The grip consists of two brown, bilaterally symmetrical sections, which are separated by a silver plate. On its sides it has three dots, in the shape of a triangle. Its guard is perpendicular to the blade, plain and ends on the right and left in spirals. It has an engraved decoration with the savat technique. The scabbard of the sword is wooden with brown lining, which at the point of joining the leather on the back side is crossed by a metallic striped decoration. On the side of the mouth there is a silver cover, with side spiral decoration and the crescent with the star on one side. At the end of the cover there is a silver ring with spotted decoration, which has a metal suspension ring. At a distance of 90mm there is a similar ring with a loop, and another ring on one side of the cover. Towards the end of the scabbard there is another iron cover, which on its upper side ends in a triangular shape.