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Lot 256*
A Soviet general's parade sword, 1940 pattern
7 June 2010, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £7,000
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Find your local specialistA Soviet general's parade sword, 1940 pattern
slightly curved, steel chrome-plated fullered blade, handle with orange plastic grip mounted in chrome-plated brass, engraved with letters 'SSSR' in Cyrillic and raised Soviet star framed by laurel wreath, chrome-plated metal scabbard, support rings attached
length of blade: 81cm (31 3/4in).
length of blade: 81cm (31 3/4in).
Footnotes
For similar examples see: Zdobnov I.P., Kholodnoe oruzhie Krasnoi Armii, 1918-1940, Kiev, 2005, page 138 and Kulinskii A.N., Russkoe kholodnoe oruzhie 18-20 vekov, St. Petersburg, 2001, vol.2, illustration 1.

