Imperial Russia Presentation Officer’s Saber for Port Arthur, December 1904 37" LS#220 Ranma Now repurposed

Now repurposed

Overall hight=12"

this is a contemporaneous Osaka document of a nationally celebrated occasion

Used traditionally in Chado tea ceremony

Imperial Russia Presentation Officer’s Saber for Port Arthur, December 1904 37" LS#220 Ranma Now repurposedImperial Russia Presentation Officers Saber for Port Arthur, December 1904Zlatoust Arms Factory blade with Nicholas II cipher and Imperial eagle; sculptural animal form hilt set with amethyst A compelling Russo Japanese War presentation saber pairing a regulation Zlatoust officer blade with a jeweler made, lost wax cast hilt. The grip and guard are modeled in the round with bear, lion, and snow leopard figures; a purple amethyst cabochon crowns the