19TH CENTURY
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A German Hunting-Sword In 18th Century Style
19th Century
With narrow tapering double-edged blade with three pierced fullers over half its length, iron hilt in three pieces comprising downcurved scrolled quillons, downturned oval shell cast in relief with a boar beset by hounds in a landscape, and tapering grip cast in relief with scrolling foliage and with integral lion's head pommel, the surface blackened throughout, and original iron-mounted leather scabbard (leather cracked), the frog-button in the form of a fox-mask
15in. (39.5cm.) blade
19th Century
With narrow tapering double-edged blade with three pierced fullers over half its length, iron hilt in three pieces comprising downcurved scrolled quillons, downturned oval shell cast in relief with a boar beset by hounds in a landscape, and tapering grip cast in relief with scrolling foliage and with integral lion's head pommel, the surface blackened throughout, and original iron-mounted leather scabbard (leather cracked), the frog-button in the form of a fox-mask
15in. (39.5cm.) blade