Sentences with phrase «circassian sabre»

At 10:30 a.m. on the sultry morning of Wednesday, 26 June 1907, in the seething central square of Tiflis, a dashing mustachioed cavalry captain in boots and jodhpurs, wielding a big Circassian sabre, performed tricks on horseback, joking with two pretty, well - dressed Georgian girls who twirled gaudy parasols — while fingering Mauser pistols hidden in their dresses.