Thursday, March 06, 2008
A dagger for naval harbour pilots and officials
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Blade with decorative etching of floral and maritime themes. No maker's mark. The seller's inscription, "A. Lüneburg Kiel" is on the narrow side of the ricasso. Silver-plated aluminium hilt pieces. Silver-plated iron scabbard. White plastic grip with silver winding. Suspension with silver-plated fittings. Sword knot. Length 38 cm. Rare.
# posted by Yang D @ 11:09 AM 
