A cuirassiers palash and scabbard. Blade length 86cm.; width at bolster 4.

3cm.; length with hilt 102cm.; overall length 103cm. Straight double-edged steel blade, no fullers. Hilt is made up of grip, pommel and guard. Leather-covered and wire-wrapped wood grip with fullers. Bird head pommel. Crowned double-headed eagle with monogram of Catherine II on big guard ferrule. Leather-covered wood scabbard with 4 carrying rings. Russia, last quarter 18th century? Corrosion of blade and hilt.