Fine. Blade with much of the blue and gold intact with some finish thinning and loss due to wear and age. Blade toning towards pewter with scattered surface oxidation and age discoloration. Blade fairly crisp with a couple of minor dings along the cutting edge. Hilt with traces of silver in protected areas. Hilt, grip and blade junction solid without wobble. Scabbard good to very good with moderate wear, flaking and finish loss. The throat is loose and need to be secured, and with some chipped loss at the lip. There is a repair below the middle mount with tape that should be conserved and the drag is replaced. Sword does not fully seat in scabbard, leaving about 1" of the blade exposed when inserted.

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