32" double-edged spear point blade with a prominent median ridge, 36.75" overall length. 4.75" iron hilt with 5.375" straight quillon guard with ball finials. Hilt decorated with silver Damascene piquet scrolls of foliage, with the pommel cap, guard, and short languets decorated en-suite. Ball-shaped pommel cap. Blade engraved with intertwined Celtic motifs and a coat of arms that flank the letters S P, representing St. Peter, and the key to the Kingdom of Heaven. Condition: Good overall. Blade with a mottled gray patina with patches of discoloration and surface oxidation present. Some scattered pitting present, as well as several chips and nicks to the edge of the blade, the most prominent about 14" from the hilt. Tip of blade slightly rounded. Silver Damascene decoration remains mostly intact on the hilt and etched decorations remain mostly clear and visible on the blade. Blade to hilt junction solid.
32" double-edged spear point blade with a prominent median ridge, 36.75" overall length. 4.75" iron hilt with 5.375" straight quillon guard with ball finials. Hilt decorated with silver Damascene piquet scrolls of foliage, with the pommel cap, guard, and short languets decorated en-suite. Ball-shaped pommel cap. Blade engraved with intertwined Celtic motifs and a coat of arms that flank the letters S P, representing St. Peter, and the key to the Kingdom of Heaven. Condition: Good overall. Blade with a mottled gray patina with patches of discoloration and surface oxidation present. Some scattered pitting present, as well as several chips and nicks to the edge of the blade, the most prominent about 14" from the hilt. Tip of blade slightly rounded. Silver Damascene decoration remains mostly intact on the hilt and etched decorations remain mostly clear and visible on the blade. Blade to hilt junction solid.
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