˜TWO AUSTRIAN HUNTING SWORDS, CIRCA 1780
˜TWO AUSTRIAN HUNTING SWORDS, CIRCA 1780 with curved blades double-edged towards a clipped-back point, etched on each side with a pandur in contemporary dress and the inscription 'Vivat Pandur', brass hilts cast in relief, each with moulded slightly recurved quillons, shell-guard, one formed as a bird of prey, and shaped grips fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales each retained by three rivets with pairs of domed brass caps 44.5 cm; 17 1/2 in and 43.2 cm; 17 in blades (2)
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˜TWO AUSTRIAN HUNTING SWORDS, CIRCA 1780 with curved blades double-edged towards a clipped-back point, etched on each side with a pandur in contemporary dress and the inscription 'Vivat Pandur', brass hilts cast in relief, each with moulded slightly recurved quillons, shell-guard, one formed as a bird of prey, and shaped grips fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales each retained by three rivets with pairs of domed brass caps 44.5 cm; 17 1/2 in and 43.2 cm; 17 in blades (2)