^Lot 3354 CIRCA 1810-1825 MILITIA OFFICER'S SWORD.

Overall length: 35 3/8". Blade length: 30". Blade has a single wide fuller with gold highlighted etching on a blued field extending 16" from the hilt. Etching includes foliate motifs with a large spray of arms and a spread-wing American eagle with a ribbon in its beak that reads "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Gilded brass hilt with a classic 4-slot guard joining a linearly decorated knuckle bow. Well-articulated eagle head pommel with a heavily embellished ferrule. The grip is dark horn with a reeded motif. Gilded brass mounted leather scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a mottled, light gray. 90% of the blued field remains and nearly all of the gold highlighted etching. Hilt retains better than 90% of its original gilded finish. Grip has a small loss near the pommel. Scabbard mounts retain 80% of their original gilded finish. Scabbard body is a bit flexed & flaked but does remain quite strong. (02-20055/BF). $1,000-1,500.