35.5" double-edged spear point bevelled edge blade with 9.75" x .5" fuller extending from the ricasso. Fuller marked JOHANNES on the reverse and ZVCHINI on the obverse. 41" overall length. 5.5" basket hilt with riveted thumb ring and a complex series of flat ribs forming the guard. Crown-shaped brass pommel cap with cast grotesque mask motif. Spiral grooved wooden grip wrapped with shagreen covering. Condition: Very good to fine. Blade a smooth gray patina with scattered light discoloration and minor surface oxidation, and showing some evenly distributed light pitting. Blade with some very minor dings and nicks along edge, and showing an old light cleaning. Hilt with matching patina and light surface pitting.
35.5" double-edged spear point bevelled edge blade with 9.75" x .5" fuller extending from the ricasso. Fuller marked JOHANNES on the reverse and ZVCHINI on the obverse. 41" overall length. 5.5" basket hilt with riveted thumb ring and a complex series of flat ribs forming the guard. Crown-shaped brass pommel cap with cast grotesque mask motif. Spiral grooved wooden grip wrapped with shagreen covering. Condition: Very good to fine. Blade a smooth gray patina with scattered light discoloration and minor surface oxidation, and showing some evenly distributed light pitting. Blade with some very minor dings and nicks along edge, and showing an old light cleaning. Hilt with matching patina and light surface pitting.
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