Sword of superior officer. Spindle with mother-of-pearl plates. Gilded brass mounting, pommel chased in eagle head, hilt with a branch, decorated with sphinx and fantastic animals. Keyboard decorated with eagles' heads with winged and flowered arrows. Quillon in eagle head. Blade with flats blocked in the scabbard, with traces of bluing and gold. Leather scabbard with two gilded brass fittings. Chiseled cap with acanthus leaf decoration. Button in flower with human face. A.B.E. About 1810-1820.