Prussian pallash for cuirassier officers, Russian form, M 1819, double fullered, tapered blade on both sides, maker's stamp on the ricasso "E. & F. Hörster Solingen", crowned military-fiscal stamp "W14" and crowned acceptance mark "C" on the back of the blade, brass knucklebow hilt with two fullers, grip scabbard with ray skin and intact wire wrapping, finger loop intact, crowned acceptance mark "C" on the pommel cap, non-matching black lacquered scabbard with two ring straps and a movable suspension ring, troop stamp "E.R.9.1." below the opening, blade l: 81.5 cm, total (with scabbard): 103 cm. Provenance: Werner Collection, Neunkirchen. Limit 360,-

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