View Full Version : 1909 Russian Dragoon Officer Shahska. Not Bad.
Jon MB
7th October 2017, 02:18 PM
Here is a Tsarist-era Dragoon Officer Shashka.
Zlatoust manufacture.
Interestingly has a Cyrillic 'G' carved on the grip by an early owner.
Very clean overall, not at all heavy in hand or scabbard.
I like taking clean photos in natural light. My one reservation in sharing pics as a reference, is that such pics may help fakers. On the other hand, they can serve as reference to buyers looking to buy wisely.
Jon MB
7th October 2017, 02:29 PM
A few more pics
fernando
7th October 2017, 02:33 PM
Beautiful example, Jon. Total length ?
Jon MB
7th October 2017, 02:35 PM
Thanks...I'll measure it once I get home. Oversight there..
Jon MB
7th October 2017, 03:11 PM
one more
Jon MB
7th October 2017, 05:46 PM
Blade: 77.5 cm (30.5 in.)
Overall length: 95 cm (37.5 in.)
Dmitry
14th October 2017, 02:44 AM
Blade is a bit short for a dragoon. It would be safer to just label it an army officer's shashka.
Victrix
14th October 2017, 08:46 AM
Beautiful sword! Was the grip originally covered with leather or they were issued with plain wood like that?
Jon MB
14th October 2017, 10:15 AM
Thank you for comments. Yes, I think they were issued with uncovered grips.
Victrix
14th October 2017, 10:44 AM
Might be horn and not wood?
Jon MB
14th October 2017, 11:50 AM
Grips are usually wood, or on occasion some sort of early bakelite.
theswordcollector
3rd November 2017, 09:46 AM
Yes the grip is correct I have seen original issue and or replacements also made out of wood when bake light would be broken or wood insert pieces in broken bake light handles , none of the Imperial Russian swords of this model had leather or wire wrapped handles I am aware of. Nice piece.
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