Actually this style of engraved motif is a theme termed 'Caissignard' and seems to have been prevalent in Nantes, France in the mid to latter 18th c. The 'Pandour' units of Austria were disbanded c. 1747 but similar auxiliary units were later formed in Germany as well as France. The style often recognized these units with a sword waving hussar and sometimes with the motto 'viva pandur'. These markings were often on plug bayonets as well as seen in R.D.C. Evans "The Plug Bayonet".
Other devices which often accompanied the turbaned figure were combinations of magic or occult characters in various arrangement.
Intriguing swords which were considered most fashionable during times when these unusual followings had become quite popular even into the regal settings.
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