GROSSER LION HEAD PRESENTATION SWORD..ECHTE DAMASK!

THIS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 'GROSSER' LION HEAD PRESENTATION CAVALRY SWORD.
THE HILT IS FINELY CAST AND FINISHED IN GREAT DETAIL (SEE IMAGES) RETAINING MOST OF ITS GILDING.
THE LIONS HEAD WITH ITS RUBY EYES IS FINELY HAND FINISHED AS IS THE DETAIL ON MUCH OF THE HILT.
ONE LANGET DISPLAYS THE GARDE STAR, THE OTHER HAS THE OWNERS INITIALS IN CARTOUCH.
THE QUILL BACK BLADE, IN FINE MAIDEN HAIR DAMASCUS STEEL, DISPLAYS IN GOLD ON A BLUED PANEL, THE WORDS
'DAMASK STAHL, EISENHAUER', AND ON THE OBVERSE, THE PRESENTATION 'WILHELMU S/T VOGL, ENGERS 1892.
THE QUILL BACK IS ETCHED, OTTO MERTENS SOLINGEN, AGAIN IN GOLD ON BLUE.
THE STEEL SCABBARD HAS TWO GILDED HOOPS AND RINGS.
AND HAS ONE A VERY MINOR INDENTATION.
IT HAS A 33" BLADE, AND OVERALL MEASURES 40".
THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE SWORD.....AND STILL IS!
THE DAMASCUS IS EXTREMELY WELL DEFINED, THE WHOLE SWORD IS IN REMARKABLY FINE CONDITION.

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