Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Continental Gilded-hilt Sword, c. 1790-1800, blade marked J.J. Runkel Solingen, with a panoply of arms and dragon, wire-wrapped shagreen grip, and star in handguard, lg. 38 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500
Light rust on blade, some gilding and shagreen missing on hilt.
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