ITALIAN CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD C.1880

$455.00

Iron hilt with segmented bowl guard and radially reeded pommel. One piece diced ebony grip. 28 3/4” curved broad fullered blade with a slender clipped point in the Italian taste. Plating worn with smooth brown patina to the hilt. Grip excellent. Blade smooth with a little finger staining. 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: FNS6051

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ITALIAN CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD C.1880

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