A lion head sabre for officers of the Hussar Regiment Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich, König von Ungarn (Schleswig-Holstein) No. 16, dated 1866 Slightly curved pipe-backed blade with yelmen. Knuckle-bow hilt made of gilt non-ferrous metal, richly decorated in relief, the obverse languet with two crossed sabres, lion head pommel, shark skin grip (rubbed) with triple wire wrap, silver sword knot. Excellently preserved, nickel-plated sheet steel scabbard engraved with "Karl v. Schmidt, Oberst, Hus Rgt Nr. 16, 1866", gilt ring bands (one loose) an, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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