Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Model 1881 Dragoon Officer’s Shashka Sword with Scabbard & Nicholas II Cypher on Pommel French Flags and the nipple is still

and the nipple is still intact

well retained overall but with some small scattered areas of flaking and oxidation in areas

and the brass fitting unscrews from the front

Struck in sheet brass of medium thickness

Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Model 1881 Dragoon Officer’s Shashka Sword with Scabbard & Nicholas II Cypher on Pommel French Flags and the nipple is stillOriginal Item: One One Available. This is a very rare example of an Imperial Russian Model 1881 Dragoon Shashka, which was not later destroyed or defaced after the Russian Revolution. Unlike most designs used, this has a handguard, whereas these usually do not even have a cross guard. This example appears to be an officers variation with an ornate engraved hilt with the cypher of Nicholas II on the side of the pommel. The 28 inch long plated blade is