OFFICER'S SWORD.
Iron mounting, chased on a gold background. Round pommel, filigree spindle, single-branch hilt with donkey step and bivalve shell, decorated with foliage scrolls, medallions of trophies of arms, shell. Engraved triangular blade, gilded and blued on one-third gold ground, with foliate scroll decoration, engraved on the heel "Je cherche un cœur fidèle" ("I seek a faithful heart").
A.B.E. S.F. circa 1750 (Damaged watermark).
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