Sold for $480

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Lot Description

French Import Cavalry Officer's Sword by Klingenthal

American Civil War

34.5" curved single edged blade with 28" unstopped median fuller. Blade 1" wide at ricasso. Overall length 40.25". 5.75" hilt with cast brass guard having two branches and a knuckle bow. Branches and inner face of guard are decorated with relief cast floral motifs. Grooved wood grip with leather covering and fourteen wraps of twisted wire. Phrygian helmet pommel cap. Spine of blade with script Klingenthal mark. Blade with 18" acid etched panels showing floral motifs and trophies of arms. Sword is accompanied by a steel scabbard with two suspension rings that appears to have been made without a throat.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Good. Blade with a mostly dull gray patina and showing scattered surface oxidation and discoloration. Etching remains mostly visible with some wear and loss. Grip with scattered wear to leather, wire wrap intact. Leather throat washer present with wear. Blade to hilt junction tight, guard with some wobble. Scabbard good with a thickly oxidized brown patina.

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