Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - An unusual stiletto depicted in Indo-Persian miniatures.

serdar · 3rd November 2025, 07:31 PM

About this oriental stilleto, i found in Croato/Bosnian book from the first half of 20 century similar weapon, it is made all from steel handle is 13 cm long, overall 155cm long, it has wooden sheet with metal, and is marked PM they supose for blacksmith Peter Munch, it looks very similar to this one, it is called ŠIŠ, there are allso smaller versions.
Its meant to pierce armour, that weapon is even hosted in heroic folk tales and songs like jatagan, handzar etc. are.
Funy thing is that šiš is caled also bosnian specialty food šiš cevap, meat on a scevar 😁😃
This example is in Sarajevo museum.

P.s. Larger one, smaller one is italian/german stilleto without the guard.

3rd November 2025, 07:31 PM	#6
serdar Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 199	About this oriental stilleto, i found in Croato/Bosnian book from the first half of 20 century similar weapon, it is made all from steel handle is 13 cm long, overall 155cm long, it has wooden sheet with metal, and is marked PM they supose for blacksmith Peter Munch, it looks very similar to this one, it is called ŠIŠ, there are allso smaller versions. Its meant to pierce armour, that weapon is even hosted in heroic folk tales and songs like jatagan, handzar etc. are. Funy thing is that šiš is caled also bosnian specialty food šiš cevap, meat on a scevar 😁😃 This example is in Sarajevo museum. P.s. Larger one, smaller one is italian/german stilleto without the guard. Attached Images Last edited by serdar; 4th November 2025 at 04:21 PM.