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A GERMAN MILITARY SABRE (DUSÄGGE)
LATE 16TH CENTURY
With flat broad curved blade double-edged towards the point and struck with a pair of 'eyelash' marks and small rosettes on the outer face, iron hilt comprising flat vertically recurved quillons with engraved spatulate tips, solid half-basket guard joined to the knuckle-guard by an S-shaped diagonal bar, a single slender rounded arm projecting on the leading side and joined to both the rear quillon and thumb-ring by an inner diagonal, rectangular pommel of flattened pyramidal form, and the grip retaining its original leather binding over cord (patches of light pitting)
28¾in (73cm) blade