Officer's Klutch sword of the First Astrakhan Cossack regiment.

Офицерский клыч Первого Астраханского казачьего полка:

Description:

Brass stirrup hilt with narrow langets and a chain guard. The leather covered grip bound with twisted wires, surmounted by a back piece with a pommel in the form of a lion's head. Woodend scabbard covered with brown velvet with metal fittings and ornate brass ring bands. Curved pointed blade with spear point and sharpened edge and two fullers. Zlatoust Arms Factory's mark under the Imperial eagle with a date 1915 on one side and Emperor Nicholas II's cipher on the other. Name of the regiment is etched on the back of the blade.

Condition: Superb original condition, showing very little wear.

Reference image: Klytch of this regiment that belonged to the Emperor Nicholas II, the Royal Chief of the Regiment.

Подобный клыч Первого Астраханского казачьего полка принадлежавший императору Николаю II (из собрания музея заповедника "Царское Село")