The M-1881 Dragoon Shashka
(
Shashka Dragunskya Soldatskaya obr. 1881)

 

 

 

M-1881 Dragoon Shashka Technical Data

Designation: (Shashka Dragunskya Soldatskaya obr. 1881)
Dragoon Soldier's Shashka Model 1881
Manufacturer: Zlatoust Arms Factory
Year Adopted: 1881
Operational Status: Russia/USSR - No longer in service.
(Officially used from 1891-1927)
Weight:
          (with scabbard):
          (without scabbard):
   

1.358 kg

(2 lbs, 15.9 ounces)

891 grams (1 lb, 15.45 ounces)
Length:
          (Overall):
          (Blade):

 

 

1050mm (41.8 inches)
870mm (34.7 inches)
Blade Width:

 33mm

(1.3 inches)

 

 

The M-1881 Dragoon Shashka
in Pictures

History, Development,
and Use

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Sources Cited

(1) Kulinsky, A.N, Russian Edged Weapons, Polearms, and Bayonets 18th-20th centuries vol 1, Atlant: St. Petersburg, 2001. Print.