A hunting hanger, German, circa 1760 A heavy single-edged blade(pitted in places) with a double-edged point. Decorative etching in the upper quarter with scrolls and pictures of a stag and wild boar. There is a cartouche on the obverse side with the inscription "Jagen und Lieben Thut manchen betrüben" (Hunting and Love Cause Sadness to Many). Gilded brass hilt with decorative hunting themes in relief. The guard plate shows two hounds chasing a stag. Quillons show a hound and fox among leaf decoration. The grip bears several depictions of hunters, both mounted a,

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