A spontoon, Reign of Duke Karl I, (1735 - 1780). Ridged, etched blade with remnants of gilding. The reversed cipher "C" beneath a princely crown and the motto "NUNQUAM RETRORSUM" is on one side, the leaping Welf stallion, also beneath a princely crown, and the motto, repeated, is on the other. The facetted socket is divided by balusters and has a parrying bar. The shaft has been shortened below the straps. Length 82 cm. historic, historical, 18th century, Braunschweig, Brunswick, German, Germany, Northern Germany, the North of Germany, object, objects, stills, ,

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