Description
1960-1964"
Overall length also varies considerably
The steel shell is stamped S 35C indicating Schlueter manufacture and dating from 1943
With the collapse of East Germay (DDR) in the early 1990s these very recognizable helmets were obsolete overnight
But a small percentage made its way back to the United States and into the collector market
Russian Imperial Cossack Shashqua Saber w/ Scabbard & M-1891 Mosin-Nagant Socket Bayonet U.S. Air Force 1960-1964"Original Item: TWO ONLY! These five swords are totally original and genuine having come from a Regimental Military Museum Collection Display formed very soon after Word War One that was only recently broken apart and sold in England. These Five Imperial Russian Shashqua Sabres are the traditional Cavalry Swords carried by Imperial Russian Cossack Horsemen. Each has a carrying mount, on the scabbard side to house the standard issue Mosin Nagant 1891