Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Cossack Shashka Sword dated 1911 with Mosin-Nagant Bayonet & Scabbard Field Gear on the outside

on the outside

a viewed mark

4 x 7 Inches by Burson Knitting Co in original cardboard box

The blade has the following correct characteristics:

There is no play in the grip connection

Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Cossack Shashka Sword dated 1911 with Mosin-Nagant Bayonet & Scabbard Field Gear on the outsideOriginal Item: One 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. However, as the Cossacks tended to support the dethroned Tsar against the Bolshevik Communists,