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“Akademische Legion” Member Sword

Dated: mid-19th century

Culture: Austrian

Measurements: overall length 83.5 cm

The sword has a straight, double-edged blade of lenticular section, partly decorated with engravings featuring remains of finishing and gilding. On a side there’s a double-headed eagle on swords, floral engravings and the inscription “13 14 15 / März 1848”, on the other lies the motto “Mit Gott fur Reich und Paterland”, floral decorations and a knight in his armour. The sword also has a cast iron hilt and grip, quillon-block with relieved mythological characters, straight arms ending in the shape of in the round buds. The grip has a high-relieved scene of men and snakes, and on the pommel, a relieved mythological scene. The iron scabbard has mounts decorated en suite with the arms of the quillon and an owl on the chape. A similar sword is illustrated and described, in “Mit blankem Säbel” di Ortner / Artlieb (Verlag Militaria), on page 47.

Sidenotes:

The Academic Legion (German: Akademische Legion) was a military organization formed by university students in Vienna during the Revolutions of 1848.

It played a key role in toppling the government of Clemens Metternich and precipitating his retirement on 13 March 1848.

The Legion dissolved in October 1848 when the Vienna Uprising was crushed.