Vatican, Papal State. A Dress Sword for a Member of the Order of St. Gregory certificate_of_authenticity 1944 (209x148mm

1944 (209x148mm

with the reverse featuring a catalog displaying black-and-white photos of Eickhorn’s series of commemorative dress swords

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In silvered-tomback

within a pebbled gilt ring

Vatican, Papal State. A Dress Sword for a Member of the Order of St. Gregory certificate_of_authenticity 1944 (209x148mmA dress sword for a member of the Order of St. Gregory, measuring 95 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 72 cm long, nickel plated, triangular magnetic steel blade which sits securely within a multi piece hilt, with an intact red wool buffer pad covering the seam. The crossguard features a clamshell medallion in the form of a highly stylized laurel and oak leaf wreath surrounded a gilded and enameled depiction of the