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Friday 15 December 2023 e Saturday 16 December 2023, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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An elegant officer's non-regulation sabre with turning hilt - Austria

Estimate

€ 500 - 800

Sold

€ 1.500

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 104 cm.
Beautiful, curved, single-edged blade, with hollow tip and a barely hinted yelman, thickened back. The forte engraved with remains of gilding. On both sides a Turk's head, stars, crescents, trophies. With fasces on the right side. The back with gilded and engraved laurel fronds in the first part; the tang completely gilded. Steel hilt. The parry quillon with double open-work for the sword knot. Flat guard, above it three loop guards arranged in two separate blocks: pulling the outermost one, the others automatically rotates forming a cage-shaped guard. Long smooth cap. Fish-skin handle without wire binding. Iron scabbard with two lugs.
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Si tratta di un'asta indipendente da Finarte e come tale gestita interamente a Sarzana da Czerny's. Per oggetti considerati "arma" dalla legge italiana per l'acquisto è necessaThis is an independent auction from Finarte and as such is managed entirely in Sarzana by Czerny's.