Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Era Monsterhead Mounted Saber with Gorgeously Engraved Blade & Stirrup Hilt - Circa 1765 Fusee Spring & Cover This is a fantastic chance

This is a fantastic chance to own a very good period example of the most iconic of all Imperial German awards

also known as the Taegeukgi (also spelled as Taegukgi

There is a second "Lock Viewer" mark where the frizzen spring would have been

and there are very interesting markings stamped as well

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Era Monsterhead Mounted Saber with Gorgeously Engraved Blade & Stirrup Hilt - Circa 1765 Fusee Spring & Cover This is a fantastic chanceOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Brass hilted monster head hangers were in use with the British army from at least the mid to late 17th century. Sometimes they are fairly crude cast brass and some with a little more discernible detail. By the mid 18th century, they seem to be quite similar in form. This is an extravagant example of an early American monsterhead mounted saber with a clearly engraved blade with floral motifs & patterns, with the spine