Original British 1700 Silver Hilt Hunting Sword Pistol by Vandebaize of London - Hirschfänger Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The letters US are stamped

The letters US are stamped to the front

The brass furniture has a medium mustard patina

All parts are matching with serial number 121375 denoting that the year of manufacture was 1863 making this is a truly fine example of the classic side arm used during the U

is a magnificent similarly decorated cross belt that is secured by a sterling silver hallmarked buckle assembly and holds an unusually long sterling silver document box with regimental devise to central panel

The blade is one sided but has a small return of about three inches at the point

Original British 1700 Silver Hilt Hunting Sword Pistol by Vandebaize of London - Hirschfänger Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The letters US are stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Made by Phillip Van Der Baize, a Huguenot French Protestant Gun Maker of formerly Dutch decent who fled the continent after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685. English hunting sword pistols are extremely rare and this example is beautifully made, its simply stunning. This exceptional traditional German style hunting sword has a partially engraved 20" double edged blade with a small pistol barrel mounted on