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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour

Friday 31 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A rare hunting knife with inscriptions inspired by Revolutionary movements, 1848

Estimate

€ 800 - 1.200

Sold

€ 1.188

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 45 cm
Wide, straight, single-and short false-edged blade, with light fuller on its sides. With rare and interesting inscriptions on both sides depicting mottos inspired by the Revolutions: "Furchtlos für Wahrheit und Recht" (Fearless for Truth and Right) and "Freiheit und Gleichheit" (Freedom and Equality). Richly elaborated characters framed within architectural structures and floral decorations. With a small signature on one side, probably of the manufacturer. Marked and dated "Mitte... in Steyr 1848" at the back. Iron hilt. Quillon with center of crossguard provided with a small, shell-shaped valve and with quillons of octagonal section of different lengths. Brass ring nut and shell-shaped cap. Deer, horn grip. Some pitting. Black, leather-covered, wooden scabbard, with iron mounts; cap with belt hook.