A sword for Prussian irregular dragoons,2nd form,mid-18th Century Straight blade of lenticular cross-section,an eagle mark struck on one hilt(knuckle-bow broken)with a large guard grip,grooved along the sides,with fine brass wire winding and Turks irregular so-called Prussian "Freikorps" was raised in order to provide inexpensive troops for "little wars" and for local Freicorps cavalry was equipped with inexpensive weapons composed of arsenal stock like the piece presented her,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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