Description
A continental hunting swordlate 18th/early 19th century
Curved 30-1/2 inch single edged blade with shallow central fuller and deeper fuller below the spine. Gilt brass stirrup hilt, the backstrap/pommel modeled as a grotesque mask above the knucklebow juncture. Shagreen-covered grip. Black leather scabbard with brass mounts, the throat with long frog...