Original Russian 1931 Dated Cossack Shashka Saber with Body Harness - Marked CCCP British Flags In this configuration the gun

In this configuration the gun was fitted with a backwards folding bipod attached to the front of the water jacket near the muzzle

SPECIALLY MADE

the pattern was consistent throughout WW2

ribbon bar with the following- American Theater Campaign Medal

Original Russian 1931 Dated Cossack Shashka Saber with Body Harness - Marked CCCP British Flags In this configuration the gunOriginal 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