A court official's small-sword, Liechtenstein, ca. 1826 Smooth blade of lenticular section. Silver hilt parts struck with fineness mark (spoked wheel) for 13 loth, 1826(?) as well as sword maker mark "IRS" for Josef Rehl. On the guard is a rising, uncrowned(!) double-headed eagle with fess. Pommel in the shape of a lion's head, the bow in the shape of a cornucopia from which grows a Putto who grasps a snake which springs out of the lion's maw of the pommel cap. Ciphered cartouches on the mother-of-pearl grip plates bear an "L" within a laurel wreath beneath a p,

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Keywords: 19th, austria, austrian, blade, century, clipping, clippings, court, cut, cut-, cut-outs, danube, empire, imperial, liechtenstein, monarchy, object, objects, officials, small-sword, smooth, stills