SWORD

The sword consists of the handle and the cutter called the barrel (base).The name of the master of the sword or the name of its owner is usually written on the handle.  The shield that provides a comfortable grip between the handle and the barrel and prevents the hand from slipping during the stroke is called “balcak” (“visor” in English). In some swords, the part of the balcak that bends back like a bridge and protects the hand from attacks in collisions with the swords is called balcak arch or handle visor. Curved swords have a double-sided sharp top called yalman (zubâb in Arabic) in the part close to the junction of the barrel ridge and the sharp rim for the weapon to be stabbed. The barrel is usually kept in a leather-covered sheath (scabbard) on wood, and the sword is carried by a strap hanging from the waist or shoulder.

 there are also straight and curved daggers as well as curved swords, which are exactly like the medieval Islamic swords. Like Islamic daggers, these are carried by inserting into the belt at the waist. The handles of these swords and daggers are usually decorated with detailed fine art. The oldest curved swords, which are considered to be the prototypes of the classical Ottoman sword, belong to the second and first centuries BC in the Altai. They were excavated in the Kudırge and Katanda kurgans.Most of the human sculptures and paintings in Central Asia often have swords.