Naval officer's saber, attributed to the "Reichsflotte" of the German Confederation (1848-1852). Handle in stingray with filigree. Chased and gilded bronze mounting. The pommel features a lion's head with long mane. Shell guard decorated with an anchor blazon on a two-headed eagle. Small folding counterguard. Curved blade with rounded back, counter-edge and hollow sides, signed "Bernstorff & Eichwede in Hanover". With gilded pompom decorated with red fillet on the shaft. Mismatched sheet-iron scabbard.