Gift sabre in silver mount in leather case

Narrow, slightly curved older blade from the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century with double-sided carving and etched decoration in the upper part, silvered hilt with cross guard decorated with engravings and filigree is derived in shape from Turkish sabres (shamshir). It is mounted with Czech garnets and silvery cabochons (polished pyrite?) on the face. The wooden scabbard is covered with black velvet, with silver-plated fittings decorated identically to the hilt. Two free hanging rings. Housed in a leather case lined with black velvet and covered with silk at the top, together with silver spurs. Austro-Hungarian hallmarks for purity 750/1000, probably Pest. Austria-Hungary, last quarter of the 19th century, length 100 cm.

Condition 2+

The narrow, slightly curved older blade of the late 18th or early 19th century with double-sided cut and etched decoration in the upper part, the silvered hilt with cross guard decorated with engravings and filigree is derived in form from Turkish sabres (shamshir). It is mounted with Czech garnets and silvery cabochons (polished pyrite?) on the face. The wooden scabbard is covered with black velvet, with silver-plated fittings decorated identically to the hilt. Two free hanging rings. Housed in a leather case lined with black velvet and covered with silk at the top, together with silver spurs. Austro-Hungarian hallmarks for purity 750/1000, probably Pest. Austria-Hungary, last quarter of the 19th century, length 100 cm.

Condition 2+, Narrow, slightly curved older blade from the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century, fullered on both sides and with etched decoration in the upper part, silver plated hilt decorated with filigree and engraved. Cross guard, the shape of which is derived from Turkish sabres (shamshir). It is set with Bohemian garnets and silver cabochons (polished pyrite?) on the front. The wooden scabbard is covered with black velvet, the silver plated fittings are decorated identically to those of the hilt. Two loose suspension rings. In a leather case lined with black velvet and covered with silk on top, with silver spurs. Austro-Hungarian hallmarks 750/1000, probably Pest. Austria-Hungary, last quarter of the 19th century, length 100 cm.

Condition 2+