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THBGilded Philadelphia Eagle Pommel Sword
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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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About Auction
LiveOct 30, 2018
Cowan's is honored to present the Magnificent Sword Collection of William Koch in its two-day firearms, militaria, and American history auction, with a focus on the Civil War. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Gilded Philadelphia Eagle Pommel Sword
29.75" curved, single-edged blade with wide, 24" stopped fuller. 5.5" gilt bras hilt with eagle head pommel, reverse-P knuckle guard and beaded "5-ball" counter-guard. Ribbed ivory grip with prominent palm swell. Blade partially blued with gold gilt enhanced decorations including floral and foliate motifs and a panoply of arms with a Liberty Cap on the obverse and similar foliate patterns on the reverse with WARRANTED in a ribbon and an American eagle with ribbon in its beak reading E Pluribus Unum . No scabbard present.
Provenance: From the Sword Collection of William KochGood. Retains some blue and much of the gold gilt on the blade, with scattered surface oxidation, discoloration, surface roughness and some lightly scattered pitting. Hilt good, retaining some gold with wear and loss. Grip, hilt and guard all somewhat loose, grip with a couple of minor chips missing and some tight grain cracking.Condition
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