Russian naval officer's sabre combined with double-barrelled percussion pistol

Slightly curved single-edged blade made of Damascene steel with rounded back, feather and central point. Brass hilt with gilding remnants. Openwork basket decorated with foliate ornaments, shell, anchor and rope. Horn handle with transverse grooves. Cylindrical, plain barrels, 10 mm calibre. Percussion lock, folding triggers on the inside of the handle. Leather holster, gold-plated brass fittings, iron charger. Russia, circa 1850, length 91 cm. Cf. Lewerken H. W.: Kombinations Waffen des 15.-19. Jahrhunderts, Berlin 1989, p. 223.

Slightly curved single-edged blade of Damascene steel with rounded back, featheredge and central point. Brass hilt with gilding remnants. Openwork basket decorated with foliate ornaments, shell, anchor and rope. Horn handle with transverse grooves. Cylindrical, plain barrels, 10 mm calibre. Percussion lock, folding triggers on the inside of the handle. Leather holster, gold-plated brass fittings, iron charger. Russia, circa 1850, length 91 cm. Cf. Lewerken H. W.: Kombinations Waffen des 15.-19. Jahrhunderts, Berlin 1989, p. 223. Not to be sold for less than 23,000 EUR without owner's consent. Condition 1- , Single-edged, curved damascene blade with oval back merges into pipe-back blade rib with centre point. Horn grip crosswise grooved. Coloured-metal hilt with rests of gilding. Cast pierced basket decorated with foliate ornaments, seashell, anchor and rope. Round smooth barrels, calibre 10 mm. Percussion lock, folding triggers on inside of grip. Leather scabbard, brass chape, iron ramrod. Russia, c. 1850, length 91 cm. Cf. Lewerken H. W.: Kombinations Waffen des 15.-19. Jahrhunderts, Berlin 1989, p. 223. It cannot be sold for less than €23,000 without the owner's consent. Condition 1-