Antique Japanese & World Weapons AUG. 29th
Lot 343:
Fabulous Quality 18th-19th C. Austrian Hungarian Officer’s Sword with Damascus Blade. An exquisite early example dating from around French Napoleonic era, in its richly gold gilt brass furniture with elaborate carved decorations, including a large crowned two-headed eagle and various arms and armor panoplies. Very fine carved horn grip topped with an absolutely fabulous lion head pommel. Wearing a large curved fullered blade of actively patterned Damascus steel, lower blade with chiseled and gilt Hungarian Crest and large monogram, lower spine bearing engraved maker’s name. In its black lacquered steel scabbard having fine gilt brass mounts en suite to the hilt. A Gorgeous weapon of seldom encountered quality. Total length (inside scabbard if present) : 40" Blade length : 34 1/4"
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