A HUNTING SWORD IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE

A HUNTING SWORD IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade struck with three shield-shaped marks on one face, iron hilt comprising down-turned scalloped guard, quillon with ovoid terminal fitted with a flower-shaped washer on each face, knuckle-guard with a central foliate washer, and the upper portion of the grip fitted with a pair of imitation staghorn grip-scales retained by three iron rivets with fluted heads, in its iron-mounted wooden scabbard fitted with band with a large ring for suspension 67.5 cm; 26 5/8 in blade