Gilt brass hilt with slotted and wavy edge counter-guard, tapering reeded knuckle blow connecting to a eagle's head pommel, reeded bone grip; curved single-edge blade with false edge at the tip and single wide fuller, traces of bluing on the upper portion of the blade with etched and gilded spread wing eagle, foliate, and panoply of arms decoration; black leather scabbard marked twice on the front in large letters "I.P.E. RICHARDS" with gilded brass mounts, the top mount engraved "RICHD BOLTON & Co."
Blade lg. 27 3/4, overall lg. 33 1/8 in.
Gilt brass hilt with slotted and wavy edge counter-guard, tapering reeded knuckle blow connecting to a eagle's head pommel, reeded bone grip; curved single-edge blade with false edge at the tip and single wide fuller, traces of bluing on the upper portion of the blade with etched and gilded spread wing eagle, foliate, and panoply of arms decoration; black leather scabbard marked twice on the front in large letters "I.P.E. RICHARDS" with gilded brass mounts, the top mount engraved "RICHD BOLTON & Co."
Blade lg. 27 3/4, overall lg. 33 1/8 in.
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