Museum Collections

Sword with slightly curved, single-edged steel blade with a single fuller extending to within 8 inches of point and etched designs on obverse and reverse; gilded brass hilt with grip covered in white fish skin and wrapped with wire; solid, slightly cupped counter-guard that narrows abruptly into knuckle-bow; counter-guard is molded on underside with naval insignia in oval frame surrounded by stalks with flowers and has a hinged piece and two holes pierced on reverse side and short quillon with disk finial; pommel in the form of a sea monster's head with scale-textured backstrap extending to ferrule at base of grip; end of knuckle-bow, which is pierced with a slot for sword knot, fits into sea monster's mouth; black leather scabbard with gilded brass carrying ring mounts, which are cast in high relief and resemble knotted rope, and gilded brass tip with molded drag in the form of two intertwined serpents.