18thC ANTIQUE SILVER HUNTING SWORD. GERMAN /AUSTRIAN HANGER SABRE cutlass KNIFE

AFTER OVER 200 YEARS SOME OF THE SILVER MOUNTS HAVE SOME MOVEMENT IN THEM. NUMEROUS CRISP CLEAR STAMPS POSSIBLY HAVOVARIAN or HAPSBURG?

AN ALMOST IDENTICAL SWORD CAN BE SEEN IN NUEMANN'S "WEAPONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION". OF THE TYPE OFTEN CARRIED BY OFFICER'S OF THE MILITIA... THE BLADE IS STILL VERY SHARP.

PATCHES OF BLACKENING OF THE STEEL AND OXIDATION OF THE SILVER. THERE IS SOME PITTING TOWARD THE TIP.

ONE SILVER'SUSPENSION' RING IS MISSING FROM THE TOP SCABBARD FITTING. WHICH CAN EASILY BE'TONED-DOWN' IF SO DESIRED. 28 INCHES OVERALL 71 cm. AND PLEASE DO FEEL FREE TO ASK ANYTHING. The item "18thC ANTIQUE SILVER HUNTING SWORD.

GERMAN /AUSTRIAN HANGER SABRE cutlass KNIFE" is in sale since Thursday, November 03, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\1700-74\Original Period Items".

The seller is "major-tomm" and is located in Glastonbury. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, to all countries in Europe, to Australia.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany

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