19TH CENTURY GERMAN HUNTING SWORD WITH GOERING FAMILY CREST.

19TH CENTURY GERMAN HUNTING SWORD WITH GOERING FAMILY CREST. Rare & unusual old German hunting sword 33-1/2″ overall with a 28″ slightly curved blade. Blade is flat ground with single unstopped fuller & 6-3/4″ back grind. It has a 3-1/2″ cast brass serpentine shaped handguard with birdhead quillions & a dark aged crown stag handle with a twisted brass wire ferrule. The butt of crown has a 3/4″ brass shield bearing the Goering family crest of a raised arm in armor holding a wreath or ring. Scabbard is missing. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Blade has a coating of old dried oil or possibly some varnish with no evidence of ever having been sharpened. Crossguard & grip are extremely fine. 4-35560 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1205C	$1,265.00	19TH CENTURY GERMAN HUNTING SWORD WITH GOERING FAMILY CREST. Rare & unusual old German hunting sword 33-1/2″ overall with a 28″ slightly curved blade. Blade is flat ground with single unstopped fuller & 6-3/4″ back grind. It has a 3-1/2″ cast brass serpentine shaped handguard with birdhead quillions & a dark aged crown stag handle with a twisted brass wire ferrule. The butt of crown has a 3/4″ brass shield bearing the Goering family crest of a raised arm in armor holding a wreath or ring. Scabbard is missing. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Blade has a coating of old dried oil or possibly some varnish with no evidence of ever having been sharpened. Crossguard & grip are extremely fine. 4-35560 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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