Russian bebut sword (kindjal) with Imperial symbol on scabbard, 1907-1917

拍品描述

Extremely sharp, with comfortable grip, very dangerous and strong weapon in the arms of Russian Cossacks. Russian Cossacks from Don, Kuban, Volga and Zaporozhie were decisive army, protecting Russian Empire, in multiple battles for 500 years. Russian Cossacks were Orthodox Christians and honored Russian tsars. Length of the sword without scabbard: 23.5 inches = 60 cm; Length of the sword in scabbard: 26.25 inches = 67 cm; Length of the blade; 43.5 cm; Weight without scabbard: 15.3 oz. = 434 g; Weight with scabbard: 1 lb. 6.9 oz. = 650 g; Condition: perfect for the age, the leather for the wooden scabbard was deteriorated and replaced by new leather. Provenance: private collection in Florida, from Estate of early Russian emigrants (after 1917). REFERENCE: The 1907 kindjal entered service to provide an alternative weapon to the cumbersome shashka for the enlisted soldiers. It was first issued to all gendarme enlisted men. In 1908 the weapon was issued to the enlisted men of machine gun crews. The following year the kindjal replaced the shashkas used by enlisted men of the artillery (with the exception of artillerymen in cavalry and mounted mountain artillery units). Sergeant majors of the artillery and buglers of the foot artillery retained their shashka. Cavalry scouts attached to infantry regiments were issued the M-1907 kindjal in 1910. Later that year, the M-1907 kindjal was replaced by a shashka in the enlisted ranks of the gendarme troops. Despite this, the M-1907 kindjal saw extensive service in the battles of the Great War. It was manufactured by major state factories such as Zlatoust Arms Factory until the revolution of 1917;. The weapon saw some use in during the Civil War and subsequent revolution, but was never officially adopted by the Bolshevik government.

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