A CAUCASIAN SILVER AND NIELLO SHASHKA
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1916
Curved, the silver hilt with bifurcated pommel, with stylised chased silver and niello scrolls, applied with the silver cypher of Nicholas II, the full silver scabbard with en suite similar decoration, the top of the scabbard with interlaced Cyrillic initials 'VPK', dated on the reverse in niello 1916
41 3/8 in. (105.1 cm.) long
A CAUCASIAN SILVER AND NIELLO SHASHKA
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1916
Curved, the silver hilt with bifurcated pommel, with stylised chased silver and niello scrolls, applied with the silver cypher of Nicholas II, the full silver scabbard with en suite similar decoration, the top of the scabbard with interlaced Cyrillic initials 'VPK', dated on the reverse in niello 1916
41 3/8 in. (105.1 cm.) long