Original Imperial Russian WWI M1907 "Bebut" Artillery Kindjal Short Sword with Matching Scabbard - Dated 1913 - Regimentally Marked MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The soles of both shoes

The soles of both shoes show very heavy service use

They even still have the original uniform buttons

The scabbard is a late war example made of wood with steel fittings

with the usual applied HJ diamond with an embroidered swas (hook cross)

) that may very well have been made in country during the Vietnam War

Original Imperial Russian WWI M1907 "Bebut" Artillery Kindjal Short Sword with Matching Scabbard - Dated 1913 - Regimentally Marked MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The soles of both shoesOriginal Item: Only One Available. A kindjal (translated from the Russian ) is a double edged dagger often with a single off set groove on each face of the blade. The shape of the weapon is similar to the ancient Greek Xiphos, the Roman Gladius, or the Scottish dirk; and has been used as a secondary weapon in Georgia and the Caucasus since ancient times. This lovely Imperial Russian WWI Kindjal, known as the "Bebut" Artillery Model 1907, is a bit