Sabre
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Silver, Snakeskin, Steel
Measurements
38 in (Length)
Place of origin
Russia
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428778
Summary
Russian sabre with steel blade and silver handle, in snakeskin scabbard with silver mounts. The blade is decorated in brass with Cyrillic inscription and images of St. George, the Virgin, two angels and a Russian eagle.
Provenance
Presented to Lord Beaconsfield (with NT/HUG/M/26) by George Smythe, Viscount Strangford.