A Couple Of M1927 1945 Dated Soviet Shashka Cossack Swords

[1srelluc]

Both are dated 1945 and from the same factory....No idea of the factory name/location.

Neither must have been issued as both retain their factory edges and black lacquer paint on the steel mounted throat and drag. No unit markings. The only real difference between the two is in the inspector's markings.

I'd like to know the factory name and location if anyone knows.

I chose the one with the clearest markings for the pics.

Someone on another forum sent me the below link....At around 4:45 it shows a example of my swords and it seems that it is the correct year/factory but the English translation peters out.

Historical Weapons Research journal - Red Army cavalry sword (shashka) M1927. Brief history.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Dom]

IMZ / Instrumentalyy Metallurgicheskiy Zavod

инструментальный металлургический завод

[1srelluc]

Thank you.