ITALIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORD C.1880

$455.00

Plated iron hilt with segmented bowl guard and radially reeded pommel. Plating worn inside the bowl. One piece ebony grip. 30 1/2” curved broad fullered blade crisply decorated the first half with foliage, arms of Italy, military trophies and the artillery flaming bomb. Plated scabbard freckled with some wear but no dents. This sword dates to the period of Italy’s colonial expansion into Africa and the conflicts it brought on including the Italo-Ethiopian War (1895-6) and the ongoing war with the Ottoman Empire which controlled Libya.

Item ID: C6773

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ITALIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORD C.1880

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