Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

264 265 266264A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY GUARD OFFICER’SSABRE BY M. NEUMANN, HOFLIEFERANT, BERLINwith etched deluxe blade inscribed with the maker’s nameon the back-edge, and a presentation inscription on arectangular panel at the forte, brass hilt retaining traces ofgilding, incorporating the cypher of Kaiser Wilhelm II andengraved with the owner’s coat-of-arms on the pommel(areas of corrosion), the grip applied with enamelled Gardestar on one side (the enamel with losses), retaining itsoriginal leather thumb loop, in its scabbard81cm; 31N in blade£400-500265A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY GUARD OFFICER’SSABREthe blade by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & CLE, Solingen,brass hilt retaining traces of gilding, incorporating thecypher of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the grip also applied with thecrowned gilt cypher, retaining its original leather thumbloop, in its scabbard78cm; 30N in blade£300-400266A PRUSSIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S DEGEN, SECONDQUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURYwith straight fullered blade double-edged towards the pointand etched with foliage over the lower portion, brassregulation hilt including double shell-guard (each bent upwards),and urn-shaped pommel cast with acanthus (thegrip binding loose and with losses), in its brass-mountedleather scabbard; ANOTHER, MID-19TH CENTURY, withstraight fullered blade double-edged at the point, in itsbrass-mounted leather scabbard (the belt-hook nowdetached)the first: 83.5cm; 32P in blade(2)£250-300100