with sharply tapering blade (old wear and rust patination) of hollow triangular section, the forte on both sides retaining traces of etched foliate decoration, hilt (some surface rust) decorated with encrusted chased gold flower-heads some within gold ovals, the pommel between arched borders, the ovoidal shell-guard with gold-encrusted rayed design within a border en suite, and swelling grip bound with steel ribbon encrusted with minute gilt rosettes, copper-alloy ribbon and two types of twisted copper-alloy wire, 81.0 cm blade