Blade has straight upper edge, tapering towards the point. Drop bolster, handle flaring towards the end, decorated on front and back with tortoise- shell, inlaid with silver decorative pattern: scrolls, scallops, acanthus leaves, a squirrel and a man in costume in one side; a bird and a nude figure on the reverse.
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Unknown artist<span style="display: none;">Unknown artist</span></div>
circa 1800 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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