AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

A COMPLETE ZLATOUST ARMS FACTORY M1848 PIONEER SHORT SWORD, 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $400 - $500

Buyer's premium:

1860-1870’s Zlatoust arms factory M1848 PIONEER SHORT SWORD.

The struck mark on the guard reads in Cyrillic "14? 103 ????" which means 14th Company of 103rd Life-Guard Litovsky Infantry Regiment of Russian Imperial Army.

Russia – 19th Century

L: 24 3/8 in., (62 cm.)

Condition: The blade shows dark spots, the scabbard leather is worn but original. The chapel has a small dent.