Original Soviet WWII Cossack Shashka Saber by НМЗ with Scabbard - Dated 1945 & Marked CCCP Other European Militaria - Western G-46-8 Fighting Knife:

- Western G-46-8 Fighting Knife: It is sometimes called the "8 Fighter"

as well as a lovely pin-back silver wound badge

which reads I

This is a very worn set of Mexican-American War era officers epaulettes

Original Soviet WWII Cossack Shashka Saber by НМЗ with Scabbard - Dated 1945 & Marked CCCP Other European Militaria - Western G-46-8 Fighting Knife:Original Item: Only One Available. Remember Dr. Zhivago? Imperial Russia, known as the Soviet Union after the revolution of 1917, did away with anything and everything that reminded it of an imperial past. This included markings on weapons as well as nearly everything else. This also included the legendary Shashka Sabers used by Cossack forces for centuries. The Shashka saber, and there are varied spellings of the name, was developed in the 13th