â“‚ AN AUSTRIAN ETCHED PARTISAN FOR THE GUARD OF EMPEROR CHARLES VI, DATED 1732

with broad central blade of flattened-diamond section formed with two basal lugs, etched 'CAROLUS' above the crowned Imperial double eagle, a trophy-of arms enclosing the inscription 'CONSTANTIA ET FORTITUDINE' on one face and with the inscription 'WO LIEB UND TRUE IN EINEN LAND BENIMBIDE FEIND DIE OBER HAND', and a trophy-of-arms with a central panel filled by fortress on the other, moulded tapering socket, a pair of straps, on a wooden haft

33.5 cm; 13 ¼ in head

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