KNIGHT’S TEMPLAR SWORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Plated hilt with surface wear.  Ebony grip with inlaid silver cross. 29” double-edged blade decorated near full length with foliage, knight, crusades battle scene, Masonic images, owner’s name and Memento Mori (Death’s Head). The ricasso with HENDERSON AMES CO. KALAMAZOO MICH maker’s name. The decoration crisp with gray staining to the undecorated blade tip.  Scabbard plating completely intact with surface aging. The fine mounts with the bright enamel inlayed in perfect preservation.