Very nice oriental saber. Very curved, grooved, flat-backed blade in beautiful 660mm long wrought damascus. The first third of the blade still retains most of its peacock tail blue, cantoned in a gilded cartouche running along the edge and back, framing a beautiful gilded trophy of arms in relief on both sides. A band surrounded by a heliotrope flower, also gilded, is marked "Waffenfabrick von P. Knecht" on one side and "In Solingen" on the other. Attractive chased gilt bronze mounting, symmetrical straight quillon with flower bud terminal on rectangular base. The symmetrical cruciform guard is engraved with an acanthus leaf cross. Stock grip, ivory spindle embellished with hemispherical brass rivet covers. A ring-body chain joins the stock and quillon. Ring joint replaced and re-welded. In its black chagrin-covered wood-cored scabbard with three brass fittings. Two rings on bracelet. Circa 1830. Condition 1. CITES declaration in progress