Who is AD on the shashka

Ole S · 20th November 2025, 04:53 PM

Hi,
I need your help on this one
The shashka with partially gilded and nielloed silver grip and mountings on the scabbard, has the initials "AD" under a crown with 9 pearls (spikes). Between the "ears" i has the date 10. november 1830 written in Russian. If the crown is a Russian noble crown it could be a Baron? And who could that be? Adrian Denisov? Somebody else?
Looking forward to responses
best regards

Turkoman.khan · 22nd November 2025, 01:15 PM

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Ole S · 22nd November 2025, 09:06 PM

Thanks a lot for your comment and for this very useful link!
Best regards

20th November 2025, 04:53 PM	#1
Ole S Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 11	Who is AD on the shashka Hi, I need your help on this one The shashka with partially gilded and nielloed silver grip and mountings on the scabbard, has the initials "AD" under a crown with 9 pearls (spikes). Between the "ears" i has the date 10. november 1830 written in Russian. If the crown is a Russian noble crown it could be a Baron? And who could that be? Adrian Denisov? Somebody else? Looking forward to responses best regards Attached Images

22nd November 2025, 09:06 PM	#3
Ole S Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 11	Thanks a lot Thanks a lot for your comment and for this very useful link! Best regards

22nd November 2025, 01:15 PM	#2
Turkoman.khan Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 130	Dear Ole S., It looks to me that you have a wonderful example. If you would like a truly in-depth assessment from an expert who works with major world collections of Caucasian arms, I highly recommend creating a free account on OBJET.art and joining the Caucasian Arms segment. There you can explore hundreds of relevant objects and share your own pieces with specialists in the field. I say this from personal experience, and I know several fellow collectors who have done the same and were extremely pleased with the quality of feedback they received. I hope this helps: https://objet.art/as/subscriptions?s...ada38ac7fa4c05