Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Cossack Shashka Sword dated 1911 with Mosin-Nagant Bayonet & Scabbard Snider Rifle in Baltimore

in Baltimore

but few discussions of America’s efforts in World War II include any mention of them

Unfortunately the intended use is not clear

Coming from nearly one hundred years in storage

Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Cossack Shashka Sword dated 1911 with Mosin-Nagant Bayonet & Scabbard Snider Rifle in BaltimoreOriginal 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,