Can anybody help with sword info?
 

Hi All
A friend of mine has an old Russian Cossack sabre which his grandfather brought back from the Black Sea at the end of WWI. can anybody help with info or point me in the direction to get info about it? It's an amazing piece, you can see it was made for business and not show!
Thanks, cheers,
Alex

It looks like a model 1865 infantry/ artillery officer's sword
Regards
Mike

No, there are cyrillic markings on the handle and blade.
Cheers,
Alex

Possibly the U.S. 1840 Model Artillery sabre in a Indian Pattern Mountain Artillery leather scabbard?

regards

I would agree with Mike, it certainly looks like a Russian 1865 Pattern infantry/artillery officer's sword. Influenced by French design, as were a lot of US swords around this time.

Sorry, misunderstood Mike's comment, thought he meant British :o
Could well be 1865 pattern, I know nothing about swords...
Cheers,
Alex

It tends to hurt should you get whacked by one !! :D:D:D

If you Google 'Russian sword 1865' you will find photos of swords which seem to be very much the same as your sword and scabbard.

Thanks, very useful.

Wow... That brings back some memories. I had, from memory, the identical piece some fifty years ago, but unfortunately with mine the tip of the scabbard was damaged, meaning that sword never went completely home and was left sticking out about an inch.

I was told it was a souvenir from the Crimean War, but it now appears it was a little later.

Trev.

Hi. Your sword is the American model 1840 Mounted Artillery Troopers sword. It is a virtual copy of the French model 1829 Artillery Troopers sword. If you can source a copy of 'World Swords.' By Harvey Withers you will find your sword on page 211.The scabbard may not be original to the sword. It does bear resemblance to certain Russian scabbards but that is all. Many swords of many nations used very similar scabbards. I hope this post was helpful. Mary.

Hello Mary

Not disagreeing with your identification (very difficult from just a photo) but how does this stand up bearing in mind Alex's comment above that "there are cyrillic markings on the handle and blade."?

Surely this would suggest a Russian rather than US origin? Or perhaps of US origin originally but pressed into Russian service at a later date and re-marked?

Roger