Polish sabre?
This item showed in the catalogue of one of european auction houses and was there named the Russian sabre, clearly upon the inscription on its back.
However it is of the sabre known as hungaro-polish type taken into Poland in the 16th century from Hungary to Poland during Stephan Bathory's reign and quite popular there well into 17th century and not popular in Russia at all.
But what is more obvious - both inscriptions are in Latin not Cyryllic script.
My hypothesis is the sabre commemorates the treaty of Andruszow ending Russo-Polish war in the very year 1667.
Nota bene the fact that "Moskwa" or latinised "Moscva" was in Poland name for whole Russian country not only its capitol.
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