A "golden" cossack shashka, pattern 1881
circa 1881
Gilt brass grip, the cap piece set with an enamelled miniature Order of St. George, with the engraved Russian inscription For Bravery above, stamped Schaaf and Sons, St. Petersburg with the Imperial warrant, leather scabbard
37½ in. (95 cm.) long
A "golden" cossack shashka, pattern 1881
circa 1881
Gilt brass grip, the cap piece set with an enamelled miniature Order of St. George, with the engraved Russian inscription For Bravery above, stamped Schaaf and Sons, St. Petersburg with the Imperial warrant, leather scabbard
37½ in. (95 cm.) long
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