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A DANISH MODEL 1839 CAVALRY SABER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 450.00 USD
A DANISH MODEL 1839 CAVALRY SABER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A massive weapon with well-forged branched guard and leather-covered grip with double twisted brass wire wrap; the broad, flat quillon marked in different hands: 2.D.R./ 4.E. 76 and B.2. DE.51.; the first referring to its issue to the 2nd Dragoon Regiment, the second probably indicating use by the Bornholm Militia. With long, heavy, lightly curved and fullered blade struck at the right forte, FREDERIKSVAERK, and at the left forte, 1841. Dated 1841.Overall length 104.9 cm. Condition II