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Gamekeeper's bayonet
Germany, 19th century
Steel, alloy, iron, leather
Total length: 66; blade length: 51.8; blade width: 29mm
Straight, symmetrical double-edged blade with diamond-shaped cross-section; marked at ricasso level J.C.S.L. Göppin.
Pommel handle with upside-down cup decorated with foliage and scalloped edge. Blackened and squared wooden spindle.
Crossbar with quillons ending in inverted anthropomorphic heads. The shell has a scalloped edge, with a central figure encircled by scrolls.
On the back of the handle is a dovetail groove and a spring-loaded stop controlled by a knob on the back of the pommel.
Boiled leather scabbard with two steel fittings.
Good condition
Item no.: 4309
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