House cat's ears?!?
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Thank you gentlemen! 
 
cornelistromp - I can confirm that the blade is exactly of the form you have predicted based upon the inscription. 
 
Reichsritter - The beast (and I personally have also interpreted it as a lion) appears to have a pair of cat ears on a bare head (short and pointy ears with an intervening line for the scalp - so five short lines). 
 
I do apologize for the photo quality - I will see what I can do about getting some decent overall and detail photographs.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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