Very similar sword grips of ivory, carved with fanciful Rococo ornament of shells and waves, are recorded in the armory of the prince-elector of Bavaria in Munich in the 1740s. The lion at the top of the grip holds a crescent moon beneath its paw, probably alluding to recent European victories over the Ottoman Turks in Eastern Europe
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Inscription: Inscribed on the smooth section of the obverse of the blade near the hilt: La ville de Paris au commandant Favé 16 Mars 1856 (The city of Paris to commandant Favé March 16, 1856); at the base of the blade, below the hilt, on the obverse: Lepage; on the reverse: Moutier
MARK OF JACOB HURD, BOSTON, CIRCA 1735
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During the 1700s, the small-sword emerged as a light, quick weapon. Like the rapier it was carried by unarmored civilians, the noblemen of the upper classes. Over time this delicate sword became more an accessory of male attire than a weapon essential to life and death. The sword hilt, which shows even when the blade is sheathed, became the ground for elaborate decoration. These small swords thus represent the final stage in the evolution of the sword, from the edged weapons of antiquity to the elegantly refined blades of the 1700s and 1800s.
