Original Russian 1931 Dated Cossack Shashka Saber with Body Harness - Marked CCCP Brunswick Parts for added authenticity it has

for added authenticity it has Maker's Code “Y3PRM HN 22”for impressed on the spoon

Also a pewter lid with a sailor holding an anchor and a shovel

had significant flaws

The gunpowder generated a white cloud on firing

Original Russian 1931 Dated Cossack Shashka Saber with Body Harness - Marked CCCP Brunswick Parts for added authenticity it hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 is a classic Soviet Cossack cavalry Shashka (Shashqua) saber that bears a "Hammer & Sickle" Soviet insignia and C. C. C. P. cast into the plated brass hilt pommel, this model saber was never fitted