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A 19TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN HEAVY CAVALRY DAMASCUS SWORD

A 19TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD WITH DAMASCUS BLADE, 85cm sharply curved blade etched with a small panel of calligraphy and scrolling foliage about the forte, all highlighted in gilt, further struck with a maker's mark at the forte - P Knecht Solingen - Peter Knecht (1825-1850), regulation steel hilt, ribbed leather covered wooden grip. Overall length is 99 cm.