The pointed blade with a central ridge. The hand grip consisting of two parallel bars connected by three cross pieces, one of them fastened to the blade and with an engraved inscription, entirely covered by a thick gilding, the parallel bars with running tigers and leaves on a punched ground. The scabbard covered with purple and partly embossed velvet. Dimensions Length 46 cm Provenance From a Rhenish estate, acquired in June 1977 Private collection, Southern Germany Notes VAT: Margin scheme