Saber of a senior government official, Austria, model 1889

length of saber in scabbard 912 mm, length of saber 891 mm, length of head 760 mm, width of head at base 25 mm, thickness of back at base 6.5 mm, weight of saber 610 g, weight of saber in scabbard 1060 g

Hand closed, brass binding, gilded. Tailpiece sigmoid, basket-shaped, openwork, with the coat of arms of the Austrian Empire. Wooden shaft, cross-notched, covered with imitation lizard skin and entwined with brass filigree. A long cap, attached at the bottom together with the shaft by a ring at the hilt, at the top riveted with the pin of the head. All parts of the setting very richly decorated. The steel head, polished, nickel-plated, with a slight curvature, profiled on both sides into a single ridged groove. The pen is double-edged, the hilt symmetrical. On the inner sill, under the cap, a beaten signature: "WEYERSBERG & Cie SOLINGEN". P o c h w a s metal, trimmed with black leather. Brass hardware, gilded. Neck with bound monogram "FJ1", topped with a crown. On the inner side a catching entablature. Below the riffle with a fixed collar. The butt end with an asymmetrical spur. The outer sides of the hardware very richly decorated.
state of preservation: 5/5/5