Bidspirit auction | Etched Caucasian Shaska Sword w/Nielloed

Etched Caucasian Shaska Sword w/Nielloed Scabbard 18th C. - Eastern Europe, Imperial Russia, Caucasus region circa 1850-1900. Fine shaska sword with horn grip and inset bone panel, blade single edged with flat spine and with raised central ridge cross section. Triple fuller to center section of blade toward tip. The ricasso is also engraved with a scrolling pattern. Scabbard in nielloed decoration. Size 35 3/4” L, blade 30” L Several similar examples are available for comparison in the Metropolitan archives; (Accession Number: 36.25.1555a, b), (Accession Number: 36.25.1554a, b), (Accession Number: 36.25.1553a, b)