WW1 WW2 ITALIAN NAVY OFFICER’S SERVICE SWORD & SCABBARD

Description

WW1 – WW2 Italian Navy Officer’s sword & scabbard. Gilt finished solid brass half basket guard, with Italian crown over a fouled anchor as a cartouche badge and a fold down locket to attach to the scabbard on the back edge. The brass backstrap pommel is a lion’s head and mane with royal crown and white enamelled ray skin grip, bound with brass wire. The 78cm long thin straight blade is finely etched to both sides with a floral pattern of trophies of arms, crowned eagle & naval scenes. Black enamelled leather scabbard is mounted with double embossed gilt fired brass lockets with and naval anchor adorned drag. Overall length 97cm. A fine condition sword, which would certainly grace any militaria collection.