​VINTAGE FCB KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MASONIC CEREMONIAL SWORD & SCABBARD

Description

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VINTAGE
FCB KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MASONIC CEREMONIAL SWORD & SCABBARD
"PRE-OWNED"
​VERY GOOD CONDITION-NO NICKS OR DAMAGE TO SWORD -CLEAN & BRIGHT
DIMENSIONS: TOTAL LENGTH-APPROXIMATELY 39" WITH SCABBARD -
SWORD APPROXIMATELY 37.5" - APPROXIMATELY 5" WIDE AT CROSS-
GUARD FINIAL
​DESCRIPTION: SWORD - MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURE IS KNIGHT'S HEAD
POMMEL WITH A LION RESTING OR GUARDING THE CREST.
CHAIN
​KNUCKLE-GUARD (INTACT) RUNNING FROM KNIGHT'S VISOR TO ONE OF
TWO PHOENIX BIRDS L OCATED ON THE CROSS-GUARD FINIAL
THE CLAMSHELL
ON THE OBVERSE CROSS-GUARD HAS THE LETTERS UR (UNIFORM RANK)
DISPLAYED
WITH AN EMBOSSED LILY
​GRIP: MINOR WEAR ON THE BLACK LEATHER - BRASS ORNAMENTAL WIRE WRAPPING INTACT
​THE NAME GROVE F. CUNNINGHAM IS ENGRAVED ON ONE SIDE OF THE SWORD AS WELL AS KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS & FCB - ORNATE SCROLLING ON BOTH SIDES OF SWORD - KNIGHT ENGRAVED ON REVERSE
​SCABBARD: A MAN SIMILAR TO SAMSON PULLING DOWN PILLARS - FCB ABOVE THAT - ORNATE
EMBOSSED SCROLLING IN MIDDLE & AT BOTTOM OF SCABBARD - MINOR WEAR ON BACK OF SCABBARD
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