Bidspirit auction | WWII Russian Shashka Sword

WWII Russian Shashka Sword - World War II Russian, CCCP, Shashka Sword, Model 1927 curved saber with no handguard (Cossack design) used by Russian cavalry in WWII. This is an infantry officer version of the model 1927, with the ability to stow the trooper’s Mosin-Nagant rifle bayonet on the side of the shaskha scabbard. This 1939 version has a decorative pommel unlike the later versions. Dimensions: 32” Blade, 37” Overall