art-of-swords: Cavalry Sword Dated: 1782 Maker: Johan Friedrich Raab (active in Germany) Culture: Ge
art-of-swords:Cavalry Sword Dated: 1782Maker: Johan Friedrich Raab (active in Germany)Culture: German & BritishMedium and techniques: wood, ray skin, silver, foil, leather, gilt, blued steel/burnished, etchedMeasurements: overall length 106.87 cm; blade length 88.13 cmProvenance: acquired from Bland, the sword-cutlerThe sword features a burnished steel hilt with a faceted pommel and a spiral wooden grip covered with white rayskin and bound with silver foil. The one-edged blade has two fullers, gilt panel at hilt etched with strapwork and a shell motif, also with monogram, coronet, military trophy and inscriptions.Source: Copyright © 2016 Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- source link
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