With slender curved fullered blade (minor scattered pitting) double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block with a lion and martial trophy on one side, and an eagle on the other, quillons each with recurved eagle-head tip, swelling spirally-fluted tapering green-stained ivory grip (minor old chips beneath the pommel), eagle-head pommel, and later knuckle-chain, in original wood-lined black-leather scabbard (old crazing) with silver locket, chape and suspension mount embossed and chased with foliage, the locket with a lion and martial trophy within C-scrolls on the outside, and retaining a suspension ring (the other missing) 65.4 cm. blade
With slender curved fullered blade (minor scattered pitting) double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block with a lion and martial trophy on one side, and an eagle on the other, quillons each with recurved eagle-head tip, swelling spirally-fluted tapering green-stained ivory grip (minor old chips beneath the pommel), eagle-head pommel, and later knuckle-chain, in original wood-lined black-leather scabbard (old crazing) with silver locket, chape and suspension mount embossed and chased with foliage, the locket with a lion and martial trophy within C-scrolls on the outside, and retaining a suspension ring (the other missing) 65.4 cm. blade
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