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Rare esponton of 2nd or 3rd flag eagle carrier. Iron...

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Rare esponton of 2nd or 3rd flag eagle carrier. Iron with point of estoc with median edge, with four hollow sides, stamped "B.K.". On an axe iron socket with back extended by a spike. Socket extended by two long unequal splints, the longer one being fitted with two cap screws (one missing) for attaching the flame. Blackened ash wood shaft, with iron hoof, with two small unequal splints, punched. Length: 255 cm B.E. First Empire period. Provenance: Souvenirs and works of art of the Princes of Baden-Baden at Baden-Baden Castle, Sotheby's, October 1995. Oval Klingenthal stamp "K" surmounted by a star and "B" in an oval. According to the regulations of 23 August 1809, amended on 25 December 1811.