with double-edged fullered blade engraved with a trophies-of-arms and a star on each face at the forte (worn), iron hilt including cup-guard engraved with foliage, a pair of straight quillons with moulded terminals, knuckle-guard en suite, earlier globular pommel etched with scrollwork, and later wire-bound grip with iron collars, 83.4 cm blade

Provenance

Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent

Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.