17th Sep, 2021 10:30
The William Mowat-Thomson Collection
AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD,
the steel blade etched with scrolls, weaponry and heraldry, the rainguard engraved with cipher (likely for Nicholas II), the brass triple bar guard with impressed factory mark, wire bound leather grip, and spherical pommel, 95.2cm long
Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson Collection
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Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £100 - £200
Condition Report
Condition generally good throughout.
The blade is blackened and with some minor pit marks. Also, wear to hilt including brass and leather, as per use and age.
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