Ceremonial Sabre of Count Ferenc Haller, 1840 (hilt inscribed 1842)
Hungarian National Museum
Presented to Count Ferenc Haller, a prominent member and Captain of the Hungarian Noble Bodyguard.
Type: Ceremonial sabre
Origin: Vienna, Austrian Empire
Maker: H. Haussmann, Vienna
Material: Steel, silver, topaz
Technique: Forging, engraving, chasing, gem setting
Decoration: Silver crossguard; broad oval écusson plate bearing the coats of arms of Hungary and Transylvania; pommel decorated with Count Haller's coat of arms engraved in topaz
Inscription: Dedication to Count Ferenc Haller, Captain of the Hungarian Noble Bodyguard, together with the names of the donating guards; date "1842" inscribed on the hilt
