Vatican, Papal State. A Dress Sword for a Member of the Order of St. Gregory certificate_of_authenticity with the reverse featuring a

with the reverse featuring a catalog displaying black-and-white photos of Eickhorn’s series of commemorative dress swords

comprising of a Neoclassical leftward facing head

within a pebbled gilt ring

a Long Service Medal

3rd Class - Silver

Vatican, Papal State. A Dress Sword for a Member of the Order of St. Gregory certificate_of_authenticity with the reverse featuring aA dress sword for a member of the Order of St. Gregory, measuring 95 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 72 cm long, nickel plated, triangular magnetic steel blade which sits securely within a multi piece hilt, with an intact red wool buffer pad covering the seam. The crossguard features a clamshell medallion in the form of a highly stylized laurel and oak leaf wreath surrounded a gilded and enameled depiction of the