Probably one of a kind, circa 1902-1905.  According to Tom Wittmann who had this piece in hand, THE single finest example he has ever seen.  Overall length is 20 inches.  Brass hilt capped with small-proportion Imperial crown pommel.  Crown points purposefully "dulled" to prevent wear to the owner's uniform.  The hilt is a gilded brass with hand-hold section ribs cut into the left front side. The backstrap and pommel area features precision cast raised oak leaves and acorns.  Crossguard is fully unique and custom to this piece - one of a kind.  The center area presents the image of a detailed fouled anchor on both sides. Behind the anchors on both sides is hand-peening. The quillon arms are the four-sided type with unique, highly-detailed acorn-shaped ends. The acorn caps are all hand-accented. Below this custom crossguard is a fixed, rounded clamshell displaying hand-pebbling behind a highly raised fouled anchor display.

The scabbard is produced of black leather, with typical accent lines running along the edges of both sides. The leather only shows mild age, and is still in nice condition. The brass scabbard mounts, both have scalloped ends where they meet the leather shell. The upper mount has two side rings, made to accommodate a hanging strap at each ring. The mounts are retained by staples in the usual manner. Attached to the two rings are the original separate matching black leather straps. The Hangers have brass belt loops at the top, and the lower portions are equipped with substantial matching brass snap clips.  Hangers are the first of their kind that Wittmann has encountered.

Blade measures about 14 inches in length. It is composed of hand-forged Damascus in the very rarely-seen pattern of "small roses". The blade is single-edged with a short ricasso. The reverse of the blade remains in mint condition, while the obverse has only a few very tiny age marks in the surfaces. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the single knighthead logo, being the style used about the turn of the last century. The original brown leather washer remains in place. A fantastic rarely-seen damast blade.