- a konchar presented to tsar alexei mikhailovich by the greek dmitry in 1657. B - an ancient konchar. Konchar is a word corresponding to the asian khandjar - "dagger"; in czech, concir means fechtdegen, rapier. This is an ancient form of swords, a weapon whose thin point could penetrate armor. For this purpose, german konchars were called pancerstecher. Dmitry astafyev, a greek from tsargorod, who came with patterned goods in 1654-1655, presented tsar alexei mikhailovich with two damask sabres and a buzdykhan of tsargrad manufacture, decorated with precious stones. Such gifts from merchants were rewarded with money according to the assessment. Thus, for example, for the royal seat presented in 1660 by the shah's close associate ikhto modovletov and the armenian zakharov, the sovereign granted a reward of 4,000 rubles in silver and 19,500 rubles in copper; for the diadem brought by the greek ivan yuryev from tsargorod - 18,000 rubles; for the great power apple he received 7,917 rubles. A. In 1657, dmitry astafyev from tsargorod brought the konchar depicted in figure no. 98, with a tetrahedral steel blade, with a gold mount, more than 1 1/2 arshins long from the handle; the handle and scabbard are in a gilded silver frame, decorated with jaspers with gold notches, sapphires and turquoises. In the inventory of 1687, this konchar is listed first: “konchar: steel strip, with a bald head on both sides of the strip; household sheath with gold and carved stone; two clips on the sheath; on the mouth a large jasper cloak, and on the scabbard four square cloaks, and on the tip two long cloaks, and in the ferrules and on the scabbard fourteen round jasper cloaks, in them gold is embedded with sockets, in the sockets sixty-two lilac-colored sparks, including five empty places, and in the ferrules and on the scabbard and in the tip in sockets one hundred and twenty-nine turquoises large and small, and in the handle in the apple five round jasper cloaks, in them gold is embedded in sockets with a lilac-colored sparkle, and in the apple and in the handle sixty-eight turquoises large and small; the handle is broken off, much damaged, half of the flint is missing, the other half from the mouth is much damaged; in the mouth and in half of the flint on a round jasper cap, in them in nests a worm-like spark, and eight turquoises. According to the register book it is written: the price is fifty rubles; on the yellyk it is written: "the great sovereign was struck by grechenin dmitry ostafyev, in the year 1657". And according to the previous census books of the year and the current year, that concher was found and upon inspection on that concher the household silver gilded, the mouth is damaged, the circle and belt are missing, the ring is iron, and the turquoise, and fourteen sparks and with the previous ones are missing. The price of that concher according to the tale of the silver row of pricers anisim almaznikov with comrades is one hundred and fifty-five rubles, and according to the previous inventory book that concher is the first. " b. In the inventory of the armory chamber - under no. 4. In the inventory book of the armory treasury of 1687, the concher is called "of german manufacture", although its decoration is in many respects similar to the concher brought by the greek astafyev. "the concher is of german manufacture, the bare grass is gilded on both sides; on the scabbard is a gilded silver handle, chased with protective grass and carved in places; on it are five ferrules; on the frame and in the ferrules are one hundred and forty-four turquoises; the cover and circle are silver gilded, on them are thirteen turquoises; the handle and apple are gilded, twisted, with a burl, on them are fifty-five turquoises, and a place is pierced; the belt is white silk with a rudy yellow columnar pattern. And according to the current census of the year, that census keeper agreed with the previous census books; the price of that census keeper was seventy rubles, and according to the previous inventory book, that census keeper was listed sixth. ”. Date: before 1853.
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