Attractive bayonet cap. Horn buttstock with chased brass cap. Chased brass mounting, guard with two inverted quillons decorated with foliage, body knot with interlocking barrels, keyboard decorated with foliage. Blade with flat back, counter-edge and gutter, one-third engraved with foliage and "Concordia Res (...) Cunt" inscribed on the heel. Black leather scabbard with chased brass cap, missing bolt. A.B.E. circa 1750.

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