8th Dec, 2010 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A RUSSIAN 1910 PATTERN COSSACK OFFICER'S SWORD (SHASKA)
A RUSSIAN 1910 PATTERN COSSACK OFFICER'S SWORD (SHASKA), CIRCA 1910-17
of regulation type, with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolls and, in translation 'Zlatoust Arms Factory' between gilt scrolls on the back-edge, with the gilt crowned Imperial cypher of Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917) on one side at the forte and the gilt crowned Imperial arms on the other, regulation brass hilt, comprising ferrule and pommel, the latter cast with the crowned Imperial cypher and retaining traces of gilt, in its regulation brass-mounted scabbard, and in good condition throughout
86.3cm; 34in blade
Sold for £9,000
A RUSSIAN 1910 PATTERN COSSACK OFFICER'S SWORD (SHASKA), CIRCA 1910-17
of regulation type, with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolls and, in translation 'Zlatoust Arms Factory' between gilt scrolls on the back-edge, with the gilt crowned Imperial cypher of Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917) on one side at the forte and the gilt crowned Imperial arms on the other, regulation brass hilt, comprising ferrule and pommel, the latter cast with the crowned Imperial cypher and retaining traces of gilt, in its regulation brass-mounted scabbard, and in good condition throughout
86.3cm; 34in blade
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 8th Dec, 2010
