Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

270 271 272 274270A GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABRE, CIRCA 1900with slender fullered blade etched with foliage over thelower portion, gilt-bass hilt cast in relief, including downturnedquillon with lionhead terminal, langet with a warriormask on the front and engraved with the owner’s coat-ofarmson the reverse, back-strap decorated with foliagerising to a lionhead pommel, and original fishskin-coveredgrip, in its scabbard86cm; 33N in blade£350-450271A PRUSSIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SABREwith etched blade, regulation brass stirrup hilt, wire-boundfishskin-covered grip, in its steel scabbard with two brassmounts for sling swivels (worn)80.5cm; 31N in blade(2)£200-250272A GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE19TH CENTURYwith regulation curved fullered blade, brass stirrup hilt withplain square langets, and fishskin-covered grip (losses), inits scabbard (worn)77cm; 30D in blade£150-200273A GERMAN MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD IN THE TURKISHTASTE, 19TH CENTURYwith curved fullered blade, brass cross-piece with globularterminals, and horn grip rising to a swollen pommel, in itsleather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts(worn throughout)60.5cm; 23N in blade£300-400102