AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

A 'KKV' KUBAN COSSACK SHASHKA FROM ZLATOUST, RUSSIA, 1910

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

Buyer's premium:

A shashka sword of the Kuban Cossack Army bearing their etched initials "KKV" in a cartouche on one side and ZOF (Zlatoust Arms Factory) on the other. The hilt of a characteristic eared forn is made of carved polished horn. The sheath is made of wood covered in stitched brown leather.

Late 19th-early 20th Century.

Provenance: Private collection in New York.

L: 35 1/4 in., (89.5 cm.)

Condition: Blade is in fair condition with pitting in various places. Scabbard leather is well-worn.