Original Imperial Russian WWI French-Made Russian Tri-Color Flag with Brest Stamp & Tearing - 27 x 43” German Military Maps After the war the gun

After the war the gun was modified to half stock for use as a civilian fowling piece possibly on the Frontier

which is typical of 19th century and early blades

while the chape shows more wear

There is a size marking of 90 on the buckle end

the most popular being the M97 and M1912

Original Imperial Russian WWI French-Made Russian Tri-Color Flag with Brest Stamp & Tearing - 27 x 43” German Military Maps After the war the gunOriginal Item. Only One Available. The national flag of Russia is a tricolour of three equal horizontal bands: white on the top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom. The design was first introduced by Tsar Peter the Great in 1693, and in 1705 it was adopted as the civil ensign of the Tsardom of Russia; the flag continued to be used as a civil ensign under the Russian Empire. In 1858, Emperor Alexander II declared the black yellow white tricolour