With curved blade fullered over most of its length on each side and double-edged towards the clipped-back point, the forte etched on each side with a martial trophy and foliage, brass hilt with half-basket guard of three rounded bars swept up to join the knuckle-guard, ovoidal langets, lion's head pommel, and ribbed leather-covered wire-bound grip, in its brass scabbard (dented) with two suspension rings 82.5 cm. blade [B. 143]
With curved blade fullered over most of its length on each side and double-edged towards the clipped-back point, the forte etched on each side with a martial trophy and foliage, brass hilt with half-basket guard of three rounded bars swept up to join the knuckle-guard, ovoidal langets, lion's head pommel, and ribbed leather-covered wire-bound grip, in its brass scabbard (dented) with two suspension rings 82.5 cm. blade [B. 143]
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