Bebut sword

[Tim Simmons]

My latest piece. Not cheap but when compered to the fairly resent massive inflation of really quite ordinary ethnographic pieces, really quite good value. I was never into military stuff as it was always too expensive but these days I think the table has turned.

Now I have this piece in my hand I can see why they are rather sought after. I am gathering a small group of Imperial and Soviet Russian edged weapons and this fits nicely with the two versions of the m1881 {shashka} sabre and the M1927 Shashka. I wonder if I will ever come across the straight bladed military Kindjal which I believe was only in production for the last two years of WW1 and therefore far less common. Do any members have one to show?

All the stampings seem correct and especially nice to have the Moscow? stamping in the leather frog. The scabbard is not leather but a rubber or rubberised resin, resinous lacquer over wood. Lovley clean blade except for a spidery stain at the tip which I cannot remove without being more aggresive to the metal. I have to say that I am happy with but pricey. Ouch!!

The stamp on the leather seems tp be mr БИТКОВЪ, company name ??