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Lot 3108

An American eagle pommel officer's sword by Berger
French for the American market, circa 1810-20
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10 June 2013, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$444.60 inc. premium

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An American eagle pommel officer's sword by Berger
French for the American market, circa 1810-20

Curved 30 inch blade with broad, shallow fuller; 21 inch panel showing slight traces of blued and gilt finishes and with delicately engraved panels of oak leaf meander, one side with panoply of arms, the other with an eagle with E Pluribus Unum riband perched on a Federal shield with crossed banners below, at the ricasso a cuirass and helmet above the maker's markings Warranted/A. Berger. Brass hilt comprising D-form guard, the quillon with acorn finial, the knucklebow with central acanthus panel; eaglehead pommel with integral backstrap. Ribbed bone grip.
Condition: Blade with smooth, mottled grey patina. Grip with hairline crack and missing the wire wrap.
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Footnotes

Note: See page 211 of 'American Swords & Sword Makers', Vol. II, by Richard H. Bezdek, for another saber with this hilt.

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