Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 14 Dec 2021
An Austrian model 1889 state official's dress sword
An Austrian model 1889 state official's dress sword, slightly curved fullered blade 28.75 in., etched panels displaying trophies of arms amid scrolling foliage, ricasso marked for Weyersberg & Stamm, Solingen; brass hilt (originally gilt) with openwork foliate decoration incorporating the Imperial arms, shagreen grip; leather covered steel scabbard with embossed brass mounts, the locket bearing the cypher of Franz Joseph I.