Original Soviet WWII Cossack Shashka Saber by НМЗ with Scabbard - Dated 1945 & Marked CCCP German Field Equipment The mortar remained in service

The mortar remained in service until the late 1980s when it was replaced by the Royal Ordnance 51 mm infantry mortar

now re-designated the V-2

In 1940 the use of the black piping for the EM/NCO ranks was discontinued but the silver and gold Officer’s piping remained in use until the end of the war

making it one of the larger examples that we have seen

unengraved

Original Soviet WWII Cossack Shashka Saber by НМЗ with Scabbard - Dated 1945 & Marked CCCP German Field Equipment The mortar remained in serviceOriginal Item: Only One Available. Remember Dr. Zhivago? Imperial Russia, known as the Soviet Union after the revolution of 1917, did away with anything and everything that reminded it of an imperial past. This included markings on weapons as well as nearly everything else. This also included the legendary Shashka Sabers used by Cossack forces for centuries. The Shashka saber, and there are varied spellings of the name, was developed in the 13th