Up for sale is a great example of a Spanish model 1843 engineers and foot artillery officers short sword. Blade measuresapprox. 16 3/4 inches long. The blade has not been sharpened and has a nice chocolate brown 150 year old patina. Some light rust, some small areas of light pitting and some scale rust, but overall a totally uncleaned, untouched great example. Brass is simply great, never cleaned or polished, beautiful patina. Buyer must be 18 years old or older.I can\'t ship this to CHINA, RUSSIAor ITALY. Shipping in the US will bedetermined by your mailing address,foreign shipping will be at cost (at the end of the sale I\'ll pack the sword and get you an actual shipping cost from the post office). Insurance costwill be determined at the end of the sale according to the actual selling price.I accept most forms of payment, just inquire. I offer a14 dayreturn policy. I will combine items to save you money on shipping.