20th Mar, 2013 10:00

Thomas Del Mar Ltd - Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

 
Lot 390
 

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A LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE OF PRUSSIAN MODEL 1811 TYPE

A LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE OF PRUSSIAN MODEL 1811 TYPE with slightly curved fullered regulation blade double-edged towards the point, steel stirrup hilt with rounded langets, leather-covered wooden grip, in its steel scabbard, with two rings for suspension and steel suspension clip 84.5 cm; 33 1/4 in blade Provenance The Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, lot 287 JWHA Inv. No. 271

Sold for £320


 
A LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE OF PRUSSIAN MODEL 1811 TYPE with slightly curved fullered regulation blade double-edged towards the point, steel stirrup hilt with rounded langets, leather-covered wooden grip, in its steel scabbard, with two rings for suspension and steel suspension clip 84.5 cm; 33 1/4 in blade Provenance The Armoury of Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, Austria, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 1st - 5th March 1927, lot 287 JWHA Inv. No. 271