Sapper’s saber-lighter known as a “tesak,” 1827 model, with an...
Sapper’s saber-lighter known as a “tesak,”
1827 model, with an “S”-shaped guard and a gilded bronze tang featuring fluted decoration engraved with the date “1833,” and a wide serrated steel blade. With a wooden scabbard covered in black leather and gilded bronze fittings, engraved with the date “1833” at the top. Signs of wear and impact.
Russia, reign of Nicholas I, circa 1833.
L. 71 cm (with scabbard); L. 67 cm (saber).
Bibliography
For a similar saber-briquet, see A.N. KOULINSKI, *Russian Edged Weapons*, Atlant, Saint Petersburg, 2005, p. 283 (no. 188).
Sapper’s saber-lighter known as a “tesak,”
1827 model, with an “S”-shaped guard and a gilded bronze tang featuring fluted decoration engraved with the date “1833,” and a wide serrated steel blade. With a wooden scabbard covered in black leather and gilded bronze fittings, engraved with the date “1833” at the top. Signs of wear and impact.
Russia, reign of Nicholas I, circa 1833.
L. 71 cm (with scabbard); L. 67 cm (saber).
Bibliography
For a similar saber-briquet, see A.N. KOULINSKI, *Russian Edged Weapons*, Atlant, Saint Petersburg, 2005, p. 283 (no. 188).
