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DaveA 17th June 2013 03:54 PM

Austro-Hungarian? Help ID
 
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Hello,

I purchased this sword at an antique store in Vienna (Wien) over a decade ago. While I've been concentrating on ethnographic weapons, I recently remembered that I never found a definitive identification for this weapon. I believe it is Austro-Hungarian, a dress sword.

The blade:
  • Undecorated apart from maker's mark on ricasso
  • Engraved/stamped on the ricasso:
    "Weyersberg & Stamm
    Solingen"
  • Single fuller
  • Length 29 ¾ inches measured guard to point
  • Slightly curved upward
  • Distal taper ¼ inch at guard to 1/16 inch at point
  • Width ⅞th inches measured at guard, narrowing to ½ inch before point

The scabbard:
  • Black leather with brass.
  • An embossed emblem with crown.
  • Embossed floral design patterns.

The grip:
  • Dark leather wrapped with brass strip, dotted geometric design
  • A brass decoration along the top with sheaves of wheat design.
  • Hilt measuring 5 inches from guard to pommel

The guard:
  • Sheet type basket, carved and engraved
  • Downward curving quillion in shape of a scroll
  • Floral design patterns
  • A detailed representation of the coat of arms of the Empire of Austria form Congress of Vienna 1815-1867.

Your thoughts please?

Thank you!

Best Regards,

Dave A.

Dmitry 17th June 2013 04:11 PM

Yes, it's the generic Austro-Hungarian civic servants' sword from the late 19th-early 20th c..


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