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First Empire Officer's Sword With The Emperor's Head
Officer's sword with a single-branch hilt in matte and burnished gilt bronze.
The slanted guard features the emperor's profile on a sandblasted background decorated with military symbols.
It retains its original mother-of-pearl inlay.
The quillon may have been recut.
The Solingen blade is engraved with floral motifs but has lost its original blued finish.
It is in its original length of 83 cm, 2 cm wide at the ricasso.
The total length of the sword is 96 cm.
Please feel free to ask any questions.
The slanted guard features the emperor's profile on a sandblasted background decorated with military symbols.
It retains its original mother-of-pearl inlay.
The quillon may have been recut.
The Solingen blade is engraved with floral motifs but has lost its original blued finish.
It is in its original length of 83 cm, 2 cm wide at the ricasso.
The total length of the sword is 96 cm.
Please feel free to ask any questions.
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