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Rare and Fine Antique Arms and Armour, Orders & Militaria

Thursday 19 March 2026 e Friday 20 March 2026, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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An 1868 model naval Medical Officer's small sword, 1870 circa

Estimate

€ 100 - 200

Sold

€ 450

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Regno d'Italia
length 97.5 cm.
Straight blade of hexagonal section, at the first part engraved and gilt with trophies and floral motifs on a blue background; with maker's mark at the base. Gilt-brass hilt, the shell-guard featuring a Savoy eagle between a three-fluked anchor and a caduceus. The quillon ending with a lion's head; the loop guard with a face at the centre and the pommel also shaped as a lion's head. Wooden grip with mother-of-pearl scales. Without scabbard.

Specialist Notes

See a similar example in “Storia dell'arma bianca italiana” by Cesare Calamandrei, Florence, 1999, page 375.

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