A Court sword

A Court sword, slender lenticular-section blade 31.5 in., brass hilt of vestigial rapier form with large pierced guard decorated with vines inhabited by serpents in low relief, long quillons cranked to conform to the inside of the guard, wire bound shagreen covered grip, acanthus embossed pommel, brass mounted leather scabbard, 19th Century continental; together with a British 1796 pattern infantry officer's sword, spadroon type blade, brass hilt of regulation form with folding inner guard, lacks scabbard. [2]