The anlace in the Museum’s exposition has a straight steel blade with traditional double-sided sharpening. The blade narrows to the edge. In cross-section, the shape of the weapon resembles a rhombic one. There is a narrow groove along the middle line on the blade, the so-called fuller. There is an inscription along the fuller: on one side – “Vivat Catherine the Great”, and on the other – “To God // Fatherland”.
The blade is decorated with images of trophies and engraved plant ornaments. Decoration of weapons was optional and custom-made. Therefore, such anlaces were considered unique, and their wearing indicated the high status of the owner.
The handle of the anlace is wooden, spindled. It is wrapped in curved brass wire. There are conical brass bushes at its base and top. They are required to prevent the hand from slipping to the sharp blade. The handle head is decorated with vertical grooves. The crosspiece of the anlace, otherwise it is also called the cross-guard, is straight and made of brass.
In the army of the Russian Empire of the 18th — first third of the 19th century, anlaces were armed by various Cossack units. At the same time, there were no strictly established samples for producing weapons during this period. Therefore, as a rule, the craftsmen simply repeated the traditional Caucasian national forms when making anlaces. The finishing of such weapons was also not uniform, but diverse.
The anlace from the Museum, however, has signs that indicate that it is, after all, a conventional weapon. Therefore, researchers suggest that it is made of a broken sword from the time of Empress Catherine II. The total length of the anlace from the Museum of the History of Management of Siberia is 475 mm, and the length of the blade is 345 mm. According to the description, the anlace resembles the original cavalry officer’s sword of the last third of the 18th century. Its total length is about 1 m, and the blade length is 845 mm. In addition, the sword has some other elements that were lost in the presented exhibit. The cross-guard is brass with a single protective shackle, which smoothly goes into the crosspiece. Under the crosspiece, there is a symmetrical, two-petalled brass cross-guard cup.
The blade is decorated with images of trophies and engraved plant ornaments. Decoration of weapons was optional and custom-made. Therefore, such anlaces were considered unique, and their wearing indicated the high status of the owner.
The handle of the anlace is wooden, spindled. It is wrapped in curved brass wire. There are conical brass bushes at its base and top. They are required to prevent the hand from slipping to the sharp blade. The handle head is decorated with vertical grooves. The crosspiece of the anlace, otherwise it is also called the cross-guard, is straight and made of brass.
In the army of the Russian Empire of the 18th — first third of the 19th century, anlaces were armed by various Cossack units. At the same time, there were no strictly established samples for producing weapons during this period. Therefore, as a rule, the craftsmen simply repeated the traditional Caucasian national forms when making anlaces. The finishing of such weapons was also not uniform, but diverse.
The anlace from the Museum, however, has signs that indicate that it is, after all, a conventional weapon. Therefore, researchers suggest that it is made of a broken sword from the time of Empress Catherine II. The total length of the anlace from the Museum of the History of Management of Siberia is 475 mm, and the length of the blade is 345 mm. According to the description, the anlace resembles the original cavalry officer’s sword of the last third of the 18th century. Its total length is about 1 m, and the blade length is 845 mm. In addition, the sword has some other elements that were lost in the presented exhibit. The cross-guard is brass with a single protective shackle, which smoothly goes into the crosspiece. Under the crosspiece, there is a symmetrical, two-petalled brass cross-guard cup.
