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Very Rare Latvia Officer's Dress Sword

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:900.00 - 1,100.00 USD
Very Rare Latvia Officer's Dress Sword
<Our item number 104995><B>Very Rare Latvia Officer&#39;s Dress Sword. Ca. 1920s-1930s</B>, total length 40 1/2&#34;. The 34&#34; blade <B>marked &#34;A.T. A/S.A. Ratfelders Riga&#34; and &#34;E&F. Horster Solingen&#34;</B> on either side of the ricasso. The hilt in heavy brass with some gilding remaining in the recessed areas, with the grip in ornate wire wrapped black horn or a bakelite type material. The large guard is decorated with the lion and griffin supported coat-of-arms of Latvia with 3 stars above and the backstrap ornamented with oak leaves. The pommel screw with a swastika &#40;totally unrelated to the 3rd Reich&#41;. The scabbard, which is nickel plated has two suspension rings and also marked &#34;A.T.&#34; at the tip protector, shows some minor age spots and a tiny dent, mentioned for accuracy, about 6 inches from the bottom, otherwise very good. The sword in excellent condition overall with a bright clean blade. A rare sword in a fine state of preservation. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;900-1,100. <BR><BR>Our item number 104995<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN=CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/38jpegs/104995.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> "