Clemen & Jung Fencing Sabre

Title: Clemen & Jung Fencing Sabre
Subject: Clemen & Jung [company]; Sabres
Description: Fencing sabre with shagreen grip and pierced plate guard. Blade is fullered on both sides from the forte until the foible and the point is rounded. Peened hilt. Possible Clemen & Jung makers mark on the forte, resembling a shield with a five-pointed crown. Grip wrapped with cord and shagreen with remnants of twisted brass wire.
Creator: Clemen & Jung
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Is Part Of: Kevin Murakoshi Collection
Extent: Sabre; steel, iron, wood, cord, shagreen, brass wire. Overall length: 96.7cm. Blade: 83.7cm long in front of guard, 6.11mm x 21.6mm thick at forte, 4.13mm x 18.07mm at middle, 1.87mm x 15.12mm at foible. Hilt: 13cm total length. Guard: 11.18cm x 13.23cm, 2.4mm thick plate. Grip: 12.5cm long including ferrule and backstrap, 10cm visible shagreen, 20.54mm x 30.22mm thick at middle. Backstrap: 11.2cm visible length, 2.45cm at widest. Weight: 649 grams.
Type: Fencing sword
Identifier: 2020.08.002
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by Kevin Murakoshi; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles