French Fencing Swords Klingenthal 1850 Eppe Foils

1850 french fencing swords klingenthal 19th century fencing swords - please view description and shipping after photos below. - -description up for bid is a very fancy pair of original french fencing swodrs from the mid 19th century ~ 1850. They come from the historical european sword smith company of klingenthal.

In 1729 paris, louis the xvth, king of france established his onw military cutting weapon manufacturing factory and klingenthal is the first french royal manufacture of cutting weapons. The pair you are looking at rae an extremely high grade as you can see by the high grade mounts fancy ornate pommels, finely wrapped silver wire french twisted grips, and beautiful decorative cup steel guards. The triangular blades are each well marked coluaux & cie klingenthal.

The tangs of the blades shows various early manufacture proof and inspectors markings. The blades are approximately 34 long and the overall length is approximately 42. Please note that the mountings are disassembled as shown in the photos and they are loose and need to be re-tightened up securely for actual fencing use. Both swords are in good condition adn nice patina. Godo luck and bid to win!

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