Collection of weapons in the Museum of History of Uzbekistan

Among the bladed weapons are sabers, daggers, swords, axes, pikes, battle hatchets and oybolts. They were made in Khiva, Bukhara, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Dagestan, Russia, and Western European countries.

Among the firearms are Central Asian multuk guns and pistols made by local gunsmiths. Their individual parts are also decorated with silver, gilding, have bone overlays, and inserts of turquoise, coral, and mother-of-pearl. Some have inscriptions in Arabic script with the names of owners and craftsmen. A distinctive feature of Central Asian guns is a very long barrel ending in a bell, and a wooden bipod with horn tips on which the gun was placed. Along with local ones, there are samples made in Afghanistan, Russia, Western European countries, etc.

The Museum also houses defensive armor: armor, chain mail, helmets, shields - leather and metal. Samples of museum shields made of yak leather, dyed black, resemble shields depicted in miniatures of the 16th century, and samples of chain mail are close to those made by Samarkand craftsmen in the 16th century. Chain mail in the form of a shirt with a standing collar and short sleeves consists of iron rings threaded into each other, which gave them lightness, flexibility, and allowed the warrior to maintain mobility.

The number of bladed and firearms and armor in the fund is 327 samples.

You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Collection of the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan" (Part 2, Volume XXVII) in the series "Сultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections". 

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