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Arms & Armour

period

circa 1730

materials

Brass, steel

dimensions

L: approx. 81 cm total; Blade: 4.5 cm, total width approx. 10.5 cm

condition

Very good original condition with traces of use

culture

Saxon-Polish

Saxon-Polish Janissary sword, circa 1729-30. It features a brass hilt in patina condition, a hexagonal conical grip with a central ridge, completely covered on both sides by a chevron pattern. The chevrons are partly smooth or finely patterned. The quillons have short square arms and rolled ends, with the central field pointed in the style of a center iron. The decoration includes the initials "AR" (King August II of Poland) surmounted by a crown against a dotted background. The single-edged blade has broad fullers on both sides and is double-edged, with etched decoration of the initials "AR" surmounted by a crown in a baroque cartouche. In 1729, Colonel Christoph von Unruh, serving the Polish king and Saxon Duke August II (1697-1733), established a Janissary corps of 400 men, primarily recruited from Poland and Hungary, stationed in Dresden and Warsaw. Literature: Eduard Wagner "Hieb-Und Stichwaffen". Very good original condition with traces of use.