Switzerland. A Dragoon Officer’s Dress Sword, By J.J. Girtanner, C.1820

An infantry officer’s dress sword, measuring 1020 mm when inserted into the scabbard. The sword features an 810 mm-long polish magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges, and with a fuller extending along the length of each side. The lower third of both the obverse and reverse demonstrates bluing, in turn overlaid by a variety of etched and gilded decorations. The upper edge of the blade bears an etched maker’s mark of “J.J. GIRTANNER IN ST. GALLEN”. A black fabric washer covers the seam with the polished brass hilt. The hilt fans on each side, providing an effective hand guard, with a band completing in a pommel in the form of a stylized dragoon helmet topped by a plume. The grip is comprised of a solid, pebbled piece of ebony. The sword is accompanied by its period original scabbard, consisting of a boiled blackened leather shaft. The tip bears a polished brass fitting, while the throat has a fitting, of identical construction, bearing a protruding clip for frog attachment.Minor oxidation is evident to the blade, with some age-appropriate material fatigue visible to the scabbard leather. The sword is in an overall near extremely fine condition.

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