with tapering blade struck with an inscription within a short fuller on each face (indistinct), rectangular ricasso, iron hilt including cup-guard with scalloped brim, engraved with bold designs of flowers and foliage over its outer surface, a pair of straight quillons with moulded terminals, knuckle-guard with an additional scrolling arm at the base, compressed bun-shaped pommel, and wire-bound grip, 101.0 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.