ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR AND MILITARY DECORATIONS

A RUSSIAN IMPERIAL CAVALRY OFFICER SWORD M1827/1909

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Start price: $950

Estimated price: $1,300 - $1,500

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Brass hilt with ribbed wood handle wrapped in leather and wound with twisted brass wire (wire is out of place), single-edged blade, with wide fuller on either side, stamped with inspection marks on ricasso "B" (in Cyrillic), circled "S" and circled "__" Steel scabbard with two suspension rings and stamped with matching inspection mark "__" on chape.

Dimensions: L: 41 3/4 in., (106 cm.)

Condition: Good overall, blade is slightly pitted, gilding is partially lost.