Cossack of cer’s Sabre with the inscription «For courage», «Golden weapon with the badge of Order of St. George and St. ...

Cossack of cer’s Sabre with the inscription «For courage», «Golden weapon with the badge of Order of St. George and St. Anne (double award)», diamond substitute weapon. Overall length - 104.5 cm; blade length - 88.3 cm; blade width at the heel - 3 cm. The blade is steel, curved, single-edged, with one dole along the entire length. At the heel of the blade, from the inside, there is a stamp of the manufacturer: “SHAF SINOV S. PETERSBURG” in two lines under the emblem of the Russian Empire. The blade from the inside is decorated with the monogram of the emperor of Russia Alexander II - “A II”; on the outer side there is an inscription: “FOR TAKING THE CITY OF VRATSA on October 28, 1877.” The handle is brass gilded, with longitudinal grooves. The inscription “FOR COURAGE” is inscribed on the head of the handle and the sign of Order of Saint Anne of the IV degree is mounted for wearing the award weapon. In the lower part of the handle there is a badge of the Order of St. George for wearing on the award weapon. The scabbard is wooden, covered in dark brown leather. A brass slit emblem of the Russian Empire is attached to the sheaths on the outside. Stamped mark «354». The presented sabre is not a statutory model, it is a weapon assembled from original and non-original parts of Russian weapons from different periods. Russia, the end of XIX - XX centuries. Condition: good