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THBPhiladelphia Made US Naval Officer's Sword
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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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Philadelphia Made US Naval Officer's Sword
25" curved single-edged blade with 21" long, wide median fuller. 5.375" gilt brass eagle head hilt with 5-ball guard and reeded bone grip. Blade etched with martial, patriotic and foliate themes. Spine of blade marked: WILHELM TESCHE PETERS SOHN IN SOLINGEN TESCHE . Grip with gilt cigar band and Eagle with fouled anchor motif escutcheon. Includes leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts, missing the throat. Wilhelm Tesche, son of Peter was part of a long line of Tesche family cutlers based in Solingen who could trace their lineage back to Christopher Tesche in the mid-16th century. This Tesche worked circa 1765-1820 and was noted for selling light horse sabers to US retailers (Bezdek).
Provenance: From the Sword Collection of William KochGood. Blade with wear and some pitting, showing a dull gray patina and large areas of darker oxidized discoloration. Hilt good with traces of gilt, grip with wear and some minor chips and crazing. Scabbard good, missing most of the stitching at the rear and the throat, remaining mounts with traces of gilt. Leather with significant crazing and some finish loss.Condition
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