1st Nov, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST
This weapon appears to have been stored, virtually unused in a cardboard box. There is no wear to the gold plating, but the surface has a film of grease and dust speck which appears as pitting. This would wipe off and polish up with care.
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 1st Nov, 2014
Militaria & Ethnographica
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