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HIGH GRADE US M1850 STYLE STAFF & FIELD OFFICER'S

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
HIGH GRADE US M1850 STYLE STAFF & FIELD OFFICER'S
SWORD BY CLAUBERG. Overall length: 38 1/2". Blade length: 32 1/8". Blade has a single wide fuller and is etched over half its length with various foliate & patriotic motifs. The ricasso is stamped "W. CLAUBERG (logo) SOLINGEN". Gilded brass hilt with 3-branch semi-basket guard. The guard encompasses a large oval with a high relief American eagle on a rayed field. The knuckle bow has foliate & floral embellishments as it nears the pommel. Very heavily decorated pommel with mostly foliate & floral motifs. Wire-wrapped horn grip. No scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a very dark patina with significant pitting on one side. The hilt has a fine mellow patina mixed with traces of original gilded finish. Grip is 99% complete however, only one strand of wire remains. (02-19234/BF). $700-1,000.