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A Fine Russian 1855 Pattern Infantry Officer's SabreReign Of Tsar Alexander II (1855-1881), Dated 1855
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £13,200 inc. premium
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Reign Of Tsar Alexander II (1855-1881), Dated 1855
Reign Of Tsar Alexander II (1855-1881), Dated 1855
With highly polished curved fullered single-edged blade etched with the date and 'Zlatoust' in Russian against a gilt ground along the back at the forte, the forte finely etched and parcel-gilt over each side with differing elaborate designs of panoplied Russian arms and armour against a ground of foliage, regulation gilt-brass hilt cast and chased with foliage and comprising knuckle-guard with side-bar stamped with illegible maker's name in a slender rectangle beneath, downcurved rear quillon, threaded oval tang button, and ribbed leather-covered grip bound with twisted copper wire, in original steel scabbard (throat-mount missing) with suspension loop and ring for suspension, in fine condition retaining most of its original gilding
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Provenance:
Sold in these Rooms 30 November 2006, lot 116
The etched decoration on the blade is possibly by Ivan Bojarschinov of Zlatoust, the most famous apprentice of and successor to Ivan Buschuev








