Baton of cuirassiers, Russia, wz. 1826

length of scabbard in scabbard 1162 mm, length of scabbard 1135 mm, length of head 975 mm, width of head at base 35 mm, thickness of back at base 9 mm, weight of scabbard 1330 g, weight of scabbard in scabbard 2185 g

Hand closed, brass binding. Shield-side, four-barrelled yoke. The shield on the side of the back curled towards the head - on the side of the incisive tapering, arched towards the head - forms the main bail connected by a catch to the headstock. Three side bails run arched from the outer side of the shield and connect with the main bail at its upper part. Wooden shaft, transversely notched, covered with shell and laced with filigree. The shaft is set in a ring at the hilt, with the top covered by a short hood riveted with the shaft of the head. On the outer side of the bail punches "11, H, G" in circles. Steel blade, straight, single-edged, wedge-shaped. Profiled on both sides in two wide and deep furrows along the entire length of the amphibian. Short, double-edged tongue, the hilt in line with the ridge. Receiving punches on the outer sill and amphibian. On the spine Cyrillic inscription Zlatoust May 1831. P o c h w a steel, polished. With two riffles with movable collars. The neck fixed in the scabbard sheath with two rivets. Symmetrical spur.
state of preservation: 5/5/5