General officer's sword. Spindle with grooved mother-of-pearl plates. Brass mounting decorated with foliate scrolls. Single-branch guard decorated with a lion's head, keyboard adorned with a shield with the head of Minerva on a bundle of flags. Blade with flat back and hollow sides, engraved in gold and blued in thirds. Patent leather scabbard with two brass fittings. A.B.E. circa 1830.