FINE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN CAUCASIAN SILVER NIELLO SHASHKA SWORD Shasqua Dagger Blade
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AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED.
OUTSTANDING QUALITY COLLECTORS GRADE ICONIC ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SWORD. FEATHER LIGHT, BUT DEADLY WEAPON.
VERY FINE ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN - RUSSIAN SHASH...KA (SHASQUA) SWORD.
NORTH CAUCASUS, PROBABLY DAGESTAN, CIRCA 19th CENTURY, IMPERIAL PERIOD.
GRIP IS CARVED FROM ONE PIECE BROWN H0RN (domestic cattle h0rn, mentioned to comply with eBay policy). CATTLE IS A LARGE DOMESTIC FARM ANIMAL KEPT FOR THEIR MILK OR MEAT. THIS ANIMAL IS NOT THREATENED OR ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED BY CITES, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, OR ANY OTHER STATE, FEDERAL, OR INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IT IS LEGAL TO SELL THIS ITEM AND THIS LISTING FOLLOWS EBAY RULES.
ORIGINAL BROWN LEATHER OVER WOOD SCABBARD WITH ORIGINAL GREEN WAXED PAPER WRAPPED AROUND BOTTOM PART (waxed paper was used to protect leather from rubbing against horse). SCABBARD FITTING ARE MADE OF SOLID SILVER AND RICHLY DECORATED USING MOST COMPLICATED AND TIME CONSUMING TECHNIQUE - "DEEP ENGRAVING". SILVER PARTS ARE UNMARKED, GUARANTEED SOLID SILVER (875/1000 RUSSIAN SILVER STANDARD).STUNNING NIELLO DECORATION ACCENTS. ORIGINAL WOOD INSIDE SCABBARD.
SUPERB QUALITY, VERY FINE HAND FORGED MULTI-FULLERED UNMARKED BLADE, VERY LIGHT AND FLEXIBLE.
SIZE:ABOUT 38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm) LONG IN SCABBARD.ABOUT 36 5/8 in. (93 cm) LONG OUT OF SCABBARD.
BLADE IS ABOUT 30 11/16 in. (78 cm) LONG.
CONDITION:VERY GOOD ORIGINAL ANTIQUE UNCLEANED CONDITION WITH NORMAL HONEST AGE WEAR. EXPECTED HANDLING MARKS - NOTHING MORE THAN CHARMING INDICATION OF AGE, MENTIONED FOR 100% ACCURACY.GRIP IS SOLID, SHOWS VERY MINOR EXPECTED STABLE AGE CRACKS AND HANDLING MARKS.NORMAL SCRATCHES AND WEAR TO ORIGINAL BROWN LEATHER ON SCABBARD. NOTICEABLE DENT TO ONE OF THE SILVER FITTINGS (2nd from top, please see last picture). ONE OF THE SCABBARD SILVER FITTINGS (3rd from top) SLIDES ON SCABBARD DUE TO LEATHER AND WOOD AGE SHRINKAGE.NO PLAY BETWEEN BLADE AND HILT.UNCLEANED BLADE STILL SHARP.SOME OLD SHALOW PITTING THROUGHOUT THE BLADE, CAN BE POLISHED OFF IF DESIRED.NO ACTIVE RUST.
GORGEOUS ANTIQUE SHASHKA.
VERY FINE QUALITY - PICTURES DON'T DO JUSTICE.All items are guaranteed as described, funds must clear before shipping. Payment must be made within 3 days after the end of the auction.
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