A significant presentation sword of the Austro-Hungarian Dragoon Regiment "Duke of Lorrain" No. 7, circa 1910In the style of the M 1904, officer's cavalry sword, deluxe version. The fullered blade with Damascus steel pattern, the regimental motto "Brothers' pride, foes' fear" and the etched name of the regimental officers, among them Franz Lobkowitz, Arenstorff, Aichelburg etc., double-edged and slightly ridged point, struck at the root with the inscription "Carl Grasser - Hof- & Armee Waffenfabrik" (supplier) and "Weyersberg & Co. Solingen" (maker). The steel hilt nickel-plated in silver, very finely pierced and engraved with the crowned Austrian double-headed eagle and a portrait medallion of Karl V. Leopold (1643-90), Duke of Lorraine and Bar with corresponding circumscription, a pommel with cut coat of arms (to be used as a seal), the grip covered with fish skin, silver wire wrap, tang, attached sword knot with the monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph I. The steel scabbard also nickel-plated. Total length of sword 98 cm.Depending on the financial means and aesthetic preferences of the donors, custom swords with finely crafted hilts and high-quality blades were commissioned, and the officers selected their preferred motifs, such as Saint George (patron of the cavalry), Saint Barbara (patron of the artillery), the imperial double-headed eagle or the royal Hungarian coat of arms. The Austro-Hungarian regiment "Duke of Lorraine" No. 7 was one of the most honourable units of the entire monarchy. During his officer's training, Archduke Carl Franz Joseph of Austria (later emperor Karl I of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia etc.) was transferred from the Uhlan Regiment No. 2 to the Dragoon Regiment No. 7 in 1909. He stayed there until 1913. In this uniform, Karl married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. Until his death in 1922, Prince Zdenko of Lobkowitz, who also served in this regiment, was assigned as his chamberlain. Every year, the regiment holds a memorial mass during the spring parade in early April to honour the emperor.Cf. a similar sword in the arms collection Carl Beck, Sursee (http://www.waffensammlung-beck.ch/waffe69.html). Exceptional, significant gift sword.Condition: II +