ANTIQUE CURVED SWORD WITH DEER ANTLER HANDLE WITH BRASS FITTING SCABBARD

OVERVIEW:
FEATURING A CURVED STEEL BLADE WITH TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE FITTINGS. THE SWORD COMPRISES A FULL-LENGTH BLADE, DEER ANTLER HANDLE AND MATCHING SCABBARD WITH METAL HARDWARE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- BLADE: STEEL CONSTRUCTION WITH VISIBLE CURVATURE AND AGE-RELATED PATINA. SURFACE SHOWS OXIDATION CONSISTENT WITH HISTORICAL USE AND STORAGE WITHOUT MODERN PRESERVATION TREATMENT.
- HANDLE: DEER ANTLER FITTED WITH DECORATIVE METAL FITTINGS AT THE BASE AND TOP.
- HAND GUARD METAL CONSTRUCTION WITH RELIEF DECORATION, SHOWING RUST AND PATINA APPROPRIATE TO AGE.
- SCABBARD : METAL FITTINGS AND THROAT PIECE. SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AGE-RELATED WEAR, SURFACE DISCOLOURATION, AND FINISH LOSS.
- OVERALL LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 63 CM
- WEIGHT: 0.7 KG

CONDITION: FAIR OVERALL. THE BLADE RETAINS ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND ORIGINAL CURVATURE. SURFACE PATINA AND OXIDATION ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND HISTORICAL USE. THE SCABBARD, WHILST SHOWING CONSIDERABLE COSMETIC WEAR AND DISCOLOURATION, REMAINS FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND. NO EVIDENCE OF MODERN RESTORATION OR REFINISHING. ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS APPEAR PRESENT.

PROVENANCE: THE PIECE SHOWS NO MAKER'S MARKS OR SIGNATURES VISIBLE IN STANDARD INSPECTION. NO DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANIES THE LOT.

THE COMBINATION OF ORIGINAL BLADE, HANDLE, AND SCABBARD, DESPITE COSMETIC WEAR, MAKES THIS A COLLECTIBLE PIECE.

Item Size: Height: 70cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair

TOORMINA
548507+5

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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