Lot 6828
Two Prussian swords for infantry officers, 19th/20th centuries
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Gift rapier M 1889 with nickel-plated, single-edged blade (notched, isolated traces of rust), the banner “Eisenhauer” on the reverse, “M. Neumann Berlin Hoflieferant” on the spine, lavish relief-decorated gilt brass knuckle-bow hilt, the Prussian eagle on the folding guard plate (unsprung), the crowned reverse cipher “VI”(?) on the fish-scale grip (rubbed), the dedication “Alfred Schottelin s/l Erich von Bonin” (presumably the later Generalleutnant) on the quillon block. Together with an old-style rapier with unmarked, single-edged blade (stained, partly pitted), non-ferrous metal knuckle-bow hilt (impact marks), folding quart guard plate, silver wire winding, black leather scabbard (re-lacquered, bent) with brass fittings (the rapier can only be partially inserted into the scabbard). Partly damaged, pronounced signs of use and age. Length circa 95 and 97 cm.Condition: III Questions about the lot?
