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epee de la Force publique du Congo belge, avant 1911. Lame droite a double tranchant, anciennement gravee, mais dont la gravure est effacee. Poignee en corne, filigrane manquant. Monture en bronze avec coquille ciselee aux armoiries de l’etat du Congo, au lion, et portant la devise « TRAVAIL ET PROGReS », marquee de la firme FONSON et Cie. Contre-clavier lisse , le bouton-ressort de blocage ne fonctionne plus et le contre-clavier n’est pas cale. Quillon termine par un mufle de lion. Fourreau en fer nickele a un anneau de beliere. Oxydation et usure d’usage. Belgian Congo Force Publique sword, pre-1911. Straight double-edged blade, formerly engraved, with the engraving now worn away. Horn grip with missing wire binding. Bronze hilt with a chiselled guard bearing the lion coat of arms of the Congo State and the motto WORK AND PROGRESS , marked FONSON et Cie. Plain folding counterguard, the spring locking button no longer works and the counterguard is not properly secured. Quillon ending in a lion s head. Nickel-plated iron scabbard with one suspension ring. Oxidation and signs of use.
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