United States. A Model 1852 Naval Officer’s Dress Sword Newly Listed 40mm (h - inclusive of

40mm (h - inclusive of suspension)

46 mm x 17 mm)

George VI (TPR

and showing evidence of period use

old style gilt collar tab cypher for shunters (Rangierer) (12850S)

United States. A Model 1852 Naval Officer’s Dress Sword Newly Listed 40mm (h - inclusive ofA United States Navy Officers dress sword, measuring 90 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 74 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a fuller running approximately three quarters of the length of each side. Intricate acid etched designs are applied to both sides, with the obverse bearing a central oval flanked by arabesques (presumably for the addition of owner initials or monograms),