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Lot 369

A Russian Dragoon Officer's 1881/1909 Pattern Shashka
Reign Of Nicholas II (1894-1917)

28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Russian Dragoon Officer's 1881/1909 Pattern Shashka
Reign Of Nicholas II (1894-1917)

With earlier curved fullered blade (some patination overall) double-edged at the point and etched on each side of the forte with foliage, florets, a medallion of scrolls and a panel of cursive script, regulation brass hilt cast and chased with laurel decoration and comprising knuckle-guard extending to form a downcurved ring quillon and struck with maker's mark and details on top, pommel with cypher of Nicholas II in an oval on the back, ovoidal pommel-cap, and ribbed horn grip, in original wood-lined scabbard covered in black leather with brass mounts and ring for suspension
81.3 cm. blade

Footnotes

The blade is possibly an example of the type that were fitted following the Russian intervention in Hungary in 1849

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