Hello,
I purchased this sword at an antique store in Vienna (Wien) over a decade ago. While I've been concentrating on ethnographic weapons, I recently remembered that I never found a definitive identification for this weapon. I believe it is Austro-Hungarian, a dress sword.
The blade:
- Undecorated apart from maker's mark on ricasso
- Engraved/stamped on the ricasso:
"Weyersberg & Stamm
Solingen"
- Single fuller
- Length 29 ¾ inches measured guard to point
- Slightly curved upward
- Distal taper ¼ inch at guard to 1/16 inch at point
- Width ⅞th inches measured at guard, narrowing to ½ inch before point
The scabbard:
- Black leather with brass.
- An embossed emblem with crown.
- Embossed floral design patterns.
The grip:
- Dark leather wrapped with brass strip, dotted geometric design
- A brass decoration along the top with sheaves of wheat design.
- Hilt measuring 5 inches from guard to pommel
The guard:
- Sheet type basket, carved and engraved
- Downward curving quillion in shape of a scroll
- Floral design patterns
- A detailed representation of the coat of arms of the Empire of Austria form Congress of Vienna 1815-1867.
Your thoughts please?
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Dave A.