A model 1909 officer's shashqa with an applied Order of St. George, the so-called "Golden Weapon" awarded for bravery A Damascus blade with fullers on both sides and three additional grooves. Sharpened, stained. Beautiful gold-inlaid Cyrillic dedication, " Karepuvo - 1st Battalion" on the obverse side. The ricasso bears the Cyrillic maker's mark, "Schaaf and Sons - St. Petersburg" along with the double-headed eagle. The brass knuckle-bow hilt with remnants of gilding and floral decoration, the cipher "A II" for Alexander II (1818 - 1881), and is engraved on,
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Keywords: 1900s, 20th, applied, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, model, object, objects, officers, order, shashqa, stills
