Palasz, Western Europe, 18th/19th century.

length of scabbard in scabbard 1047 mm, length of scabbard 970 mm, length of head 845 mm, width of head at base 29 mm, thickness of back at base 11 mm, weight of scabbard 805 g, weight of scabbard in scabbard 1435 g

Closed hilt, brass binding, triple-barreled. The hilt is straight, quadrilateral in cross-section, with the rear arm curled into a volute towards the head. The front one, curved in the shape of a half-sheath, forms the main bail reaching the head and connected to the headstock. The two side holsters are semi-oval in cross-section, bent and twisted into an "S" shape and connected to the main holster at its upper part. Wooden shaft, cross-grooved, covered with black leather and laced with brass filigree. A long, chamfered cap with the bottom attached together with the shaft by a ring at the hilt, with the top - by a screw on an oval washer to the headstock. The head capped with a washer in the same shape and attached to the head with a rivet. Head of steel, polished, with minimal curvature, adapted to the handle and scabbard. Profiled on both sides, with a short sill and a wide dorsal groove, filling almost the entire surface of the amphibian and reaching half the length of the double-edged feather with a hammer. The staff with a claw. At the height of the hilt, on both sides, etched and gilded decoration typical of sabers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Decoration on a dark blue oxidized background. P o c h w a steel, polished, with flat back. Brass hardware. Two riffles with wide rings and massive sleeves with movable collets. The neck, like the rings of the riffles, decorated on the edges with concave moulding. The neck collar is truncated. The scabbard ended with an asymmetrical spur.
state of preservation: 4/4/4