While at first glance it may look like a delicate weapon, it is in fact quite deadly.
Gilded hilt.
The blade, while lacking a cutting edge, is fluted in what appears to be something of a star-shape, making the sword very rigid and strong. The purpose of this weapon was to skewer and kill your opponent.
The star-shaped cross section of the blade would leave a horrible wound that have great difficulty healing. Any thrust to the torso would be a serious and potentially fatal wound, even if it did not instantly strike a vital organ.
The tip of the sword is very strong due to the fluting, and it would puncture heave, layered clothing. It is reminiscent of the chisel-tipped bayonets of the Russian Mosin-Nagant rifles of World-War II.
The sword is on display at the DIA.
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