Original scientific paper

BRIGAND’S WEAPONS IN THE DALMATIAN HINTERLAND AND HERZEGOVINA IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY

Silvio Braica ; Etnografski muzej Split

Abstract

The paper deals with weapons and accessories from the time of Andrija Šimić, a famous brigand. The author used available descriptions of Šimić’s and his fellow-brigands’ weapons. Besides, there is a general survey of the weapons from that period (19/20th c.) in the second part of the paper. In the descriptions of cold arms and fire-arms, special regard has been given to yathagans, pistols and guns. The knowledge has also been obtained from the study of the collection of weapons in the Split Ethnographic Museum. The last section of the paper deals with the accessories and garments that always accompanied the carrying of these weapons.

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Hrčak ID:

108524

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/108524

Publication date:

12.10.1997.

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