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`Kingdom of Heaven` dagger on a stand. Authors I. Muzalev, K. Chernov. Making mosaic Damascus steel - A. Tsypkin. Moscow, 2014 #241792217
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A medieval-styled dagger with a scabbard on a stand. The handle has a pommel in the form of a crusader`s head in a helmet. The scabbard depicts a royal lily and a St. George`s cross framed by the motto in Latin - IN HOC SIGNO VINCES. Materials - Damascus steel, silver, gold, bronze, giraffe bone, colored hot enamel, linden wood, ebony wood, leather. Manufacturing techniques - forging, investment casting, jewelry techniques, hot enamel, carving, shotting. Exhibition `Style. Image. Harmony. Master gunsmiths of modern Russia`. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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