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Lot 458: Weyersberg Gilt Lion Head Hunting Knife, Forester Style,w/Sheath

Attractive Weyersberg Gilt Lion Head Hunting Knife, Adorned as a Forester's Sidearm, with Sheath

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 7, 2018

Lot 458: Weyersberg Gilt Lion Head Hunting Knife, Forester Style,w/Sheath

Attractive Weyersberg Gilt Lion Head Hunting Knife, Adorned as a Forester's Sidearm, with Sheath

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 7, 2018

Estimated Price: $950 - $1,600
Price Realized:
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Attractive Weyersberg Gilt Lion Head Hunting Knife, Adorned as a Forester's Sidearm, with Sheath

Manufacturer: None
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Type: Other
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Item Views: 1290
Catalog Page: 189
Class: Other
Description:

Measuring 22 3/4 inches overall, this item is fitted with a 17 inch straight single fuller blade, bearing the Weyersberg "knight's helm" logo on the left ricasso. The hilt is finely sculpted and finished in gold, with a textured clamshell languet, a set of deer legs forming the guard, smooth polished horn grips with three gilt acorns on the right panel, deep cut oak leaf designs up the front and rear, and a large, finely sculpted lion's head for the pommel. With a brown leather sheath, fitted with gilt furniture and an acorn shaped pommel. A suspension cord is also included. No information on the original owner is available, but the one-sided acorn decoration on a dark horn grip is typical for a German subordinate forester, who would wear a knife with that ornamentation as a badge of office.

Rating Definition:

Very fine with some light spotting on the blade and minor handling marks overall. The sheath shows mild scuffing and wear.



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