Beschreibung:

25.75" straight, double-edged, spear-point blade with a nearly full-length median fuller. 4.25" gilt bird's head pommel hilt with relief cast eagle as the pommel cap. Floral pattern reverse-P knuckle bow, simple forward swept quillon with flat disc finial. Gilt langets with fouled anchor motif, ivory grip with spiral grooves. Blade blued for approximately 16", decorated with frosty etching and gilt highlights depicting martial themes, panoplies of arms, an American eagle and foliate scrolls and sprays. The central panel in the obverse is naval themed with a fouled anchor. Gilt brass scabbard is profusely engraved on the obverse with foliate themes and scrolls, a patriotic American eagle with Columbia's shield and a naval themed panoply of arms, surmounted by an anchor. Mounts include two suspension rings. Provenance:From the Sword Collection of William Koch Condition: Fine. Retains much of the bright polish on the blade, as well as much of the bright blue, frosty etching and gold gilt highlights, with only some minor wear and loss, with some thinning of the blue along the edges and contact points and some minor flaking of the gold. Hilt fine, retaining most of the gilt finish with some wear and loss, ivory grip with a couple of tight grain cracks and a chip missing at the lower rear. Scabbard very good retaining some traces of gilding and showing only some light handing marks with all engraving remaining clear and sharp.