Description
Cast brass hilt with down-turned shell guard decorated with deer in relief; short vertically recurved quillons in the shape of dog’s heads. Horn slab grips riveted with three large brass dome-head rivets. Single-edged 24 1/2” (62.2 cm) blade with a very sharp point, the last 7” double-edged. Blade with one broad and one narrow fuller and long, flat ricasso, finely etched over its upper half with foliage, animals, and birds; the spine with leaf decoration; leather blade washer. Overall length 30”. Like new condition with just a little discoloration to the last few inches of the blade.
Rare French M1790 Chasseurs a’ Cheval Trooper’s Saber 
European Smallsword, 2nd Half 18th C, Probably French 
English Basket-hilted Backsword, 2nd Quarter 18th C
Nazi Kriegsmarine Dagger of U-Boat Commander Hans-Joachim Schwarz