Antique Polish Officer Sword Model 1921/22 With Rare motto "NIE RZUCIM ZIEMI SKAD NASZ ROD,” G. BOROWSKI WARSZAWA

$1,500.00
Quantity available: 1

Antique Polish officer sword, model 1921/22, made by G. Borowski, is a piece of history. Its blade is inscribed with the rare motto "NIE RZUCIM ZIEMI SKAD NASZ ROD," a testament to the Polish spirit.
The sword features a characteristic regulation brass stirrup hilt and a sturdy, slightly curved single-edged steel blade, double-edged towards the point cut with a full-length fuller.
engraved with the rare motto, "NIE RZUCIM ZIEMI SKAD NASZ ROD," which translates in English as "We won't forsake the land we came from," flanked by oak tree leaves.
The ricasso is stamped by the most famous early 20th-century Polish sword maker, G. Borowski from Warszawa.
Complete with its black-painted steel scabbard with two suspension rings.

CONDITION:
Age and heavy usage are showing. It lacks the back strap, the leather bounding on the grip is a later replacement, the blade is pitted, the scabbard is pitted and damaged, with dents, a short split on the edge, and recently painted by black lacquer.
Please see all the pictures in the listing since they are part of the description of the object's condition.

MEASUREMENTS:
Overall length: 95.5 cm (37.6 inches)
Overall length without the scabbard: 77.5 cm (30.51 inches).
Length of the blade: 65 cm (25,59 inches)
Width of the blade at the widest point: 2.8 cm (1.1 inches)

REFERENCES:
1."Polska bron. Bron biala" by Andrzej Nadolski.
2. "Honor i Ojczyzna: szable polskie II Rzeczpospolitej” Lubuskie Muzeum Wojskowe w Zielonej Górze z/s w Drzonowie.

Buyer will be provided with a copy of the pages from the mentioned references, together with the certificate of authenticity.

Item Details

Reference #:
E1038
Quantity
1
Category
Militaria & Weapons
SubCategory
Edged Weapons & Knives
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
1921
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
x x
Weight
Unknown
Condition
Antique
Material