Russian Cossack swords?

[OldKnife007]

Hi guys. What can you tell me about the 'russian cossack swords with bayonets' being sold on ebay, by chinese sellers? Are these for real? Were they a wartime issue?

Here is a link to one of the ended listings.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320482597930

Thank you

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Read carefully:

Vintage Russian Military Sword&Bayonet, not "cossack".
Authenticity: Reproduction -- so it's not "vintage"
Material "High-quality" steel -- scrap metal

Winning bid: AU $49.90
Shipping: AU $95.00 Expedited Int'l Flat Rate Shipping

So,
Definition - wallhanger
Authenticity - meaningless
Value - questionable

 

[OldKnife007]

Well, lucky for me I am smart enough to ask the experts! thank you for the way fast answer.. and for teaching me to read item descriptions more closely.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

They could probably do decent repros of specific issued items, but I doubt it matters to them, or to their target clientele.

Browse the Bernard Levine's Knife Collecting & Identification subforum here for a look at how to tell the good from the bad.

 

[FTO_dude]

i would almost never buy a sword on ebay.

the handle on a cossacks sword is a little more unique

with a d-guard it just a plain old military sword...