A model 1742 hussar saber for enlisted men,Iron knuckle-bow hilt,leather covered grip. Hollow ground single-edged blade(length cm.)with crowned eagle mark struck on the reverse side. Leather covered,Austrian 1769 model scabbard with iron mountings. Total length cm. Weapon and scabbard in unusually good condition. Cf. B. Windsheimer,Me fecit Potzdam,Bissendorf 2001,pp. 398-404,and Hermann Historica,59th auction,Collection of Old Prussian Edged Weapons,pp. 506 ff,historic,historical,18th century,Prussian,Prussia,German,Germany,milita,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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