A WEST RUSSIAN SWORD (SHASQUA), LATE 19TH CENTURY AND AN INFANTRY SHORTSWORD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with curved fullered blade etched with patriotic inscriptions including 'Vivat Szlachty', a mounted knight and a crowned eagle displayed, struck with a cyrillic inscription on each side of the forte, brass stirrup hilt, including pierced quillon, and spirally-carved wooden grip (small cracks), in its brass-mounted brown leather scabbard; the second with tapering double-edged blade, and steel hilt including down-curved quillon, dish-guard, knuckle-guard and pommel 78.5cm; 31in blade