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A Russian Hunting DaggerZlatoust Arms Factory, Circa 1880-90
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,250 inc. premium
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Zlatoust Arms Factory, Circa 1880-90
Zlatoust Arms Factory, Circa 1880-90
With bright highly polished double-edged blade (some light rust staining) of flattened diamond section with slender central fuller on each side, etched along one side with 'Zlatoust' in Russian within a panel centred on flowering foliage, and along the other with peasant houses within a heart-shaped foliate panel, hilt comprising quillon-block above button quillons, beaked pommel (light pitting), and figured grip chequered along each side, in original wooden scabbard covered in black leather with shaped blued steel locket and chape, the former with bud-shaped terminal, the latter with suspension ring, and some original blueing
23 cm. blade
23 cm. blade
Footnotes
Cf. a related dagger sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 27 November 2013, lot 95
For other examples see T.I. Abol'skaia, Edged Weapons from Zlatoust 19th Century..., 1986








