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Caucasian shashka, 19th century, with Damascus-steel blade (Liberec) — for illustration

Caucasian shashka, 19th century, with Damascus-steel blade (Liberec) — for illustration
Shashka, Caucasus, 19th century: according to the museum, a blade of Damascus steel decorated with gold damascening of tendrils, leaves and flowers; length 78 cm. North Bohemian Museum, Liberec, Z0433. Not a Kalaushin piece — shown as an example of a Damascus-steel blade; according to the family account, Matvei Alekseevich re-tempered such steel in his workshop [Roster of A. B. Kalaushin, no. 71].Severočeské muzeum v Liberci (eSbírky), photo M. Dománková, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Shashka, Caucasus, 19th century: according to the museum, a blade of Damascus steel decorated with gold damascening of tendrils, leaves and flowers; length 78 cm. North Bohemian Museum, Liberec, Z0433. Not a Kalaushin piece — shown as an example of a Damascus-steel blade; according to the family account, Matvei Alekseevich re-tempered such steel in his workshop [Roster of A. B. Kalaushin, no. 71].

Severočeské muzeum v Liberci (eSbírky), photo M. Dománková, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Who, where, when

Date
1801–1900

Details

Kind
Object
Held by
Severočeské muzeum v Liberci
Reference
Z0433
Sources
  • S001 A.B. Kalaushin’s roster Kalaushiny (philippov.spb.ru, version 03.02 of 13 July 2025)
Credit line
Severočeské muzeum v Liberci (eSbírky), photo M. Dománková, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Size
878 × 365
Class
for comparison

Where it is used

How to cite

“Caucasian shashka, 19th century, with Damascus-steel blade (Liberec) — for illustration” — The Kalaushins: a family chronicle, archive. https://kalaushin.com/en/arkhiv/works-world-central-europe-liberec-z0433-saska/

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