Navy officer's saber, USA, 21st century.

length of saber in scabbard 974 mm, length of saber 870 mm, length of head 740 mm, width of head at base 23 mm, thickness of back at base 4.5 mm, weight of saber 785 g, weight of saber in scabbard 1415 g

Hand closed, brass binding, gilded. Tailpiece of a sigmoidal, shield-cocked. The back of the shield ended with a massive knob curled towards the head. The bail attached to a catch under a short hood. Wooden shaft, transversely notched, veneered with black leather and laced with gilded filigree, bottom seated in the socket of the blade of the hilt, top with a screw-fastened hood. The outer, openwork shield, knob and edges of the hood decorated with floral motifs. The steel knob, nickel-plated, with negligible curvature, profiled on both sides, below the long sill into flat amphibians, with bones along the entire length. Outer side without furrows, with rich etched decoration and the inscription "UNITED STATES MARINES". Bone pen, stiching in the line of the spine. Inscriptions "China" and "Stainless Steel" on the threshold. P o c h w a s metal, trimmed with black leather. Brass hardware, gilded. Collar with catch hook, attached to the scabbard sheath with a frog. Shank with asymmetrical spur, attached similarly.
state of preservation: 5/5/5