Historical context :

Hunting, also known as "hunting", is an ancestral hunting method that consists of pursuing a wild animal (traditionally deer, wild boar, roe deer, fox or hare) with a pack of hounds, until its exhaustion and its grip. Only dogs hunt, thanks to their sense of smell and their predatory instinct. The role of the man, generally cavalier for the occasion, consists in controlling them and following them.

Hunting with hounds is practiced in France, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy and Portugal (crew of Santo Huberto). In France, stags, roe deer, wild boars, foxes, hares and rabbits are hunted with hounds.

Total length : 74 cm

Length without sheath : 67,5 cm

Blade length : 53 cm

Handle length : 14,5 cm

Blade width : 3,7 cm

Description :

Superb and large sword or hunting dagger, dating from the 18th century. The handle is in gilded bronze, we find there : '' inlays of hunters, dogs and various hunting animals ''. It is very solid, without play, with a shell-shaped guard, in a remarkable state of preservation. The blade is engraved with '' different floral decorations and reliefs '' in good condition with normal traces due to time. The scabbard is made of gilt bronze, wood and leather, also in good condition. The sword fits perfectly in its scabbard. The object has been very well maintained to reach our days in a more than exceptional state. The object is totally original and very, very rare, almost impossible to find on the market, especially in this state of preservation, '' museum '' !!! Very pleasant to hold in but and even more to observe in the window !!!

Description of an expert in the gazette of weapons N°146 of October 1985

Your sword is a very fine German hunting weapon of remarkable quality. The etched blade bears the unidentified Styrian mint mark. According to the style, we date it between 1740 and 1760. As for the text and the date engraved on the blade, they certainly have a meaning, but this escapes us.

Mr Pétard

ATTENTION : The piece is exceptional and unique, I don't have a duplicate !

Conditions : 

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SHIPPING :

Europe : 25 euros

Poland and Bulgaria : 50 euros

China, Canada, U.S.A. : 65 euros

Don't let this unique collector's item escape you, there won't be one for everyone.

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