A steel sword with a hand grip bound in pure gold. It has a silver pommel with a gold star and was presented together the leather scabbard decorated with the Royal arms and the Cypher made of gold and stars made of silver.
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
1943
МЗСБ КП 2573/1-2 П 73
sword: 124 x 26 x 4 cm; scabbard: 92.5 x 6.5 x 2.6 cm; sword in sheath: 124.5 x 26 x 4 cm
steel, gold, silver, leather, enamel, casting, forging, dressing, cutting, polishing, engraving
The inscription on the double-edged sword is made in two languages – English and Russian - and reads: “To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad • the gift of king George vi • in token of the homage of the British people”. The sword was presented to I.V. Stalin in 1943 at the Tehran Conference.
See also
Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
Egypt ,
May 1959
Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
A gift from Mussa Araf, the Minister of Public Works of the Egyptian region of the United Arab Republic, in May 1959, United Arab Republic, Egyptian region. The name card inside of the jewel box reads: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad to remember their never fading heroism”.
