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If you ask about the ones in the photo, they say rosettes

What Cyten attended was a very small and not well organized reenactment. Unfortunately, he arrived in Bulgaria 3 days after one of the largest and well-organized reenactments. It was held from June 28-30, 2024 near the town of Asenovgrad. We were about 150 participants, half of them civilians...

Here are the photos after the restoration

Here are the photos after the restoration

Another restoration of Gabrovo shishane.

Hello, I recently bought this haircut from a collector in Poland. This is a Gabrovo cut with a European barrel. All I know about the barrel is that the maker is JOHANN NEUREITER and probably Austrian. If anyone knows more about this manufacturer, please share with me. When I restore it I will...

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Here is a Gabrovo shishane that I had the honor of restoring.

In 1859 it was noted in the French Geographical Society that in Sliven, Bulgaria that a very finely decorated Boyliya cost 15 Napoleans. This would be equivalent to just about $60 at the time. Here is an example of what one could probably expect for this price. $2217 in 2024 View attachment...

Това е последната ми реставрация на габровско шишане. This is my latest Gabrovo shishane restoration.

Here is a shishane with a Sliven lock.

Here is a Jefferdar with a Sliven lock.

Here is a karanfilka (clove) with a Sliven lock.

Yes, this is a Gabrovo shishane, I know the owner of the shishane and he is Bulgarian.

In Bulgaria, the law is that a weapon manufactured before 1900 that fires black powder is not considered a weapon. But there is another law "on cultural heritage" and there must be a document from the local museum that the object does not represent a cultural value, if it represents a cultural...

Here is one of my restorations. This jewel of Bulgarian gunsmithing is made of walnut wood, the barrel is made of Damascus steel with silver inlay. The lock also has silver appliqué and corals. The decoration is from 504 pcs. mother of pearl, 645 pcs. sockets and 245 pcs. brass nails with tinned...

I use 0.3mm thick silver or brass sheet.

Don't pretend, but it's hard for me to explain since I don't speak English.

I make each element with a separate tool, and the base is made of lead.