with two-stage blade of flattened-diamond section over the majority of its length and flattened hexagonal at the forte, the latter retaining traces of engraved decoration, silver hilt cast, pierced and chased in low relief, comprising openwork boat-shell guard decorated with trophies-of-arms, quillon with flatted globular terminal (the other quillon missing), knuckle-guard and openwork pommel (grip, the majority of the rear portion of the shell-guard and one quillon missing), 81.8 cm blade