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A Rare Caucasian Presentation Shasqua Awarded For Bravery To Colonel D.G. Galushko In Defence Of Kuban Dated 1918
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,562.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rare Caucasian Presentation Shasqua Awarded For Bravery To Colonel D.G. Galushko In Defence Of Kuban
Dated 1918
Dated 1918
With slightly curved blade double-edged at the point and cut with two narrow fullers along the back on each side for most of its length, one side etched in Russian 'To the Colonel D.G. Galushko for excellent bravery in defence of Kuban, from Kuban Rada 5 XI 1918', the forte etched 'KKB' (Kuban Cossack Army) within a foliate cartouche on one side, and 'ZOF' (for Zlatoust Arms Factory) above the date 1906 on the other, hilt comprising beaked silver pommel nielloed 'For Bravery' on a banner over the applied silvered badge of the Order of St. George on one side, and with nielloed scrolling foliage on the other, all against wrigglework grounds, and ebonised wooden grip, in original wooden scabbard covered in blackened leather (some loss of finish) with silver locket, chape and suspension mounts nielloed en suite with the hilt on the outside, the locket with 'KKB' on the outside, and dated '1918' on the inside
76.5 cm. blade
76.5 cm. blade
Footnotes
Offered with a signed facsimile certificate of authentication in Russian and dated 20 March 2019








