LIONELLO BOCCIA, EDUARDO COELHO - ARMI BIANCHE ITALIANE It's 2 cm per side

It's 2 cm per side

with most of its blued surface intact and turned to a nice dark patina

Guard and quillons have loosened over time

This early production example of Russian Imperial M1868 artillery trooper's shashka is mounted with the regulation 74 cm-long Zlatoust-made blade dated 1870

condition is very good

LIONELLO BOCCIA, EDUARDO COELHO - ARMI BIANCHE ITALIANE It's 2 cm per sideThis very large, long out of print book is a very important photographic reference for the collectors of European edged weapons. 800 high quality photographs of Italian or related weapons from the best of world's museums are represented here, dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century. Weapons are juxtaposed in context of their contemporary paintings and sculptural references. This 1975 title from the Bramante Editrice art publishing house