Original Ornate Imperial Russian Gold & Silver Adorned Polearm Head For the Personal Guard of Czar Peter the Great - circa 1700 French Flags marching an average of 22

marching an average of 22 kilometers (14 mi) a day 6 days a week

Old patina with lots of history

AH demanded they accept government positions he assigned them

The original scabbard is in great condition

with stock inspection in 1888

Original Ornate Imperial Russian Gold & Silver Adorned Polearm Head For the Personal Guard of Czar Peter the Great - circa 1700 French Flags marching an average of 22Original Item: One of a Kind. Of supreme quality and of diminutive size, measuring just 8" tall and 2 wide at its broadest, these were carried by Czar Peter the Greats Personal Guards on a long slim haft, probably used essentially for crowd control. It was most likely used to escort the Czar on his European tours of 1697 1698 and 1716 1717. Taking the form of a Partizan head of iron heavily carved and inlaid with silver florets and studs and still