A RUSSIAN MODEL 1841 SHASKA

THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY¦¦A RUSSIAN MODEL 1841 SHASKA¦with slightly curved regulation blade double-edged towards the point^ formed with a long fuller the greater part of its length on each face^ etched with foliage enclosing a cyrillic inscription on one face and the crowned Imperial cypher on the other^ stamped by the bladesmith |Heinr.Roedder^ Solingen| at the forte^ regulation brass stirrup cast with foliage in low relief^ wire-bound fishskin-covered grip^ in its regulation brass-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard^ the locket with provision for a bayonet^ and complete with its bullion sword knot¦77.5 cm; 30 1/2 in ¦¦The inscription reads |CÚ HßÙÈ ÁÎÃZ |^ a Slavic dialect^ perhaps provincial Russian or Bulgarian^ which translates to |with our God|¦