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[Robyllwyd]

My son in law owns this sword which he thinks belonged to a great uncle who served in India.
Clearly a sabre therefore likely a cavalry troop I suppose.
There are various engravings which need explanation.

[Lee]

Late Imperial Russian officer's saber. Perhaps a shaskha, officers, 1909 pattern. Very nice.

[Gustav]

On spine (abbreviated): Zlatoust arms factory, on blade monogram of Nikolai II.

[Pertinax]

Originally Posted by Gustav

On spine (abbreviated): Zlatoust arms factory, on blade monogram of Nikolai II.

I am not an expert on Russian bladed weapons.

IMHO it looks like a dragoon officer's shaskha mod. 1909, but I don't like a number of things:
- the scabbard is not original, it is from a soldier's saber with a bayonet mount;
- I don't like the inscription on the butt: Zlatoust Arms Factory

For a more qualified attribution, it is necessary to involve specialists in Russian shaskhas.

[Pertinax]

Here is the original inscription on the blade spine.

[Robyllwyd]

Many thanks for the information .
I will try and find an expert on Shaskas.

I suppose that these weapons quite often got separated from their original scabbard and indeed the original owner !
My son in law thinks there was a connection to India, seems a bit odd , but Russia was certainly trying to increase their influence there at the end of the 19th century as I understand it.

I would be glad of any further thoughts, of course.

[Pertinax]

Originally Posted by Robyllwyd

Many thanks for the information .
I will try and find an expert on Shaskas.

I suppose that these weapons quite often got separated from their original scabbard and indeed the original owner !
My son in law thinks there was a connection to India, seems a bit odd , but Russia was certainly trying to increase their influence there at the end of the 19th century as I understand it.

I would be glad of any further thoughts, of course.

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