Imperial Russian Silver Caucasian Cossack St Anne Award Shashka Sword & Dagger

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Imperial Russian Silver Caucasian Cossack St Anne Award Shashka Sword & Dagger:
$1799.00

RARE ORIGINAL IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVER CAUCASIAN (COSSACK) ST. ANNE (ANNA) AWARD SHASHKA SWORD AND DAGGER

(AWARD SWORDS AND DAGGERS WERE CEREMONIAL IN NATURE AND WERE NOT GENERALLY USED DURING BATTLE, THEY WERE WORN FOR PRESTIGE AT MILITARY CEREMONIESAND OTHER FORMAL EVENTS)

AS TO THE SWORD:

ALL OF THE SWORD FITTINGS ARE MARKED SILVER (WE ARE NO EXPERTS BUT LOOKS TO US TO BE SILVER PLATE ALTHOUGH COULD BE SOLID SILVER) AND MARKED WITH THE RUSSIAN SILVER HALLMARK \"84\" WHICH IS .875 SILVER (UPON RESEARCHING FOUND THAT SUCH MARKINGS DO NOT NECESSARILY MEAN SOLID SILVER, BUT WERE ALSO USED AS A SILVER PLATE QUALITY MARK, SO CAN BE SILVER PLATE, BUT AGAIN WE ARE NO EXPERTS, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM AS BEST WE CAN)

THE SCABBARD IS LEATHER COVERED WOOD, THE HANDLE IS SOME SORT OF DARK HARDWOOD

THE BLADE IS VERY PLAIN, THERE ARE NO ETCHINGS NOR MAKER\'S MARK ON THE BLADE

THE ST. ANNE (ANNA) AWARD FOR CHRISTIANS IS ON A GOLD PLAQUE ON THE TOP OF THE HANDLE WITH THE WORDS \"FOR BRAVERY\" IN RUSSIAN

THERE ALSO ARE OTHER AWARDS ON THE SCABBARD, MOST NOTABLY AN AWARD FOR MARKSMANSHIP (WHICH ALSO HAS THE SILVER HALLMARK \"84\", BUT LOOKS TO US TO BE SOLID SILVER AND NOT SILVER PLATE)

THERE ALSO IS A ST. GEORGE CROSS ON THE SCABBARD WITH THE IMPERIAL CREST (DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE) (WHICH ALSO HAS THE SILVER HALLMARK \"84\", AND LOOKS TO US TO ALSO BE SOLID SILVER AND NOT SILVER PLATE)

GUARANTEED GENUINE

MADE DURING THE REIGN OF ALEXANDER II (1855-1881) AS THERE IS THE CREST FOR ALEXANDER II ON THE SCABBARD

THIS IS A FAIRLY LIGHT SWORD WEIGHING A LITTLE LESS THAN 2 POUNDS ALTHOUGH IT IS FULL LENGTH (AGAIN, THE SWORD IS CEREMONIAL AND WAS NOT USED IN COMBAT)

PROBABLY WAS AWARDED TO A LOWER-LEVEL OFFICER

SHEATHED THE SWORD IS APPROXIMATELY 37 INCHES LONG

EXPOSED BLADE IS APPROXIMATELY 31 INCHES

AS TO THE DAGGER/SHORT SWORD:

BLADE HAS MAKER\'S MARK FORZLATOUST (FAMOUS ARMORY)

BLADE HAS ORIGINAL SHARPNESS

THE HANDLE LOOKS TO BE MADE OF A HARD, DARK WOOD

THE SCABBARD IS LEATHER COVERED WOOD WITH SOLID SILVER FITTINGS HALLMARKED \"84\", WHICH IS 84/96 (.875) SILVER, AND THE SILVER FITTINGS HAVE A DEEP PATINA

THE ST. ANNE (ANNA) AWARD FOR NON-CHRISTIANS IS ON A GOLD PLAQUE (GOLD-PLATED SILVER) ON THE SCABBARD WITH THE WORDS \"FOR BRAVERY\" IN RUSSIAN, THE NON-CHRISTIAN AWARD IS MUCH RARER THAN THE ST. ANNE AWARD FOR CHRISTIANS, AND AWARD KINDJALS ARE RARE TO BEGIN WITH

THIS KINDJAL SHORT SWORD/DAGGER IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION

GUARANTEED GENUINE

PROBABLY MADE DURING THE REIGN OF ALEXANDER III (1881-1894) OR NICHOLAS II (1894-1917)

SHEATHED THE DAGGER IS APPROXIMATELY 19 INCHES LONG

EXPOSED BLADE ISJUST OVER 12 INCHES

FAIRLY HEAVY FOR A DAGGER AT TOTAL WEIGHT 1 LB 4 OZ

SEE PICTURES FOR BEST DESCRIPTION, AS THE PICTURES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM

PROPER CARE FOR THE SWORD AND DAGGER INCLUDES PERIODICALLY APPLYING A THIN COAT OF OIL TO THE STEAL BLADES TO PREVENT RUSTING, AND APPLYING A LEATHER CONDITIONER ORBOOT POLISH TO THE LEATHER SCABBARDS TO KEEP THE LEATHER FROM DRY ROTTING

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