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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN CAVALRY PALASH SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN CAVALRY PALASH SWORD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A massive weapon with heavy brass hilt and leather grip with brass wire wrap, long straight blade with two fullers marked on the spine in Russian, ZLATOUST MAY 1829 YEAR with numerous arsenal marks, and steel scabbard. Dated 1829 c.e. Grip worn, wire raveled, small hole in guard, scabbard abraded. Overall length 101.4 cm. Condition III