M-1834 Pioneer Tesak
(Tesak Sapernuii Soldatskii obr. 1834)

M-1834 Pioneer Tesak Technical Data

Designation:

Tesak Sapernuii Soldatskii obr. 1834
(Sapper soldier back sword 1834 year)

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at Present

Year Adopted:

28 March 1834

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in service.
(Officially used from 1834-1855)

Weight:
         (with scabbard):
         (without scabbard):
 

1.29 kg

(2 pounds, 13 ounces)

1.00 kg

 (2 pounds, 3 ounces)
Length:   
       (overall):
       (of blade only):
 
640 mm (25.2 inches)
490 mm (19.3 inches)
Blade Width:
40 mm (1.57 inches)

 

 

The M-1834 Pioneer Short Sword
in Pictures

 History, Development,
and Use

Back to Weapons of Russia
Under Tsar Nicolas I

 

Sources Cited

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