Hallo mgolab,
For me it looks like a German Huntingsword ,made in the second quarter of the 18th.century.It shows the characteristic stag horn handle and the brass grip with hunting related motives.With the 18th.century brass began to become the most used material for hunting sword grips and the earlier iron grips disappeared slowly.Also the straight,massive backblade is often used.To kill a wounded animal it iwas the best choice. Curved blades were used to immobilize a wounded stag or a wildboar.We see that form follows function.These " Hirschfängers" are widespread in those times.Hunters ,working for noble families,had to learn their profession in a three years education.They learned dog - and horsekeeping, hunting techniques,tracking,blowing the horn and also writing and calculate.In Germany exists a certain hunting language ( up to now) which they also hade to learn.When the three years ended and the young man had shown his learning success he received his huntingsword from his master as a sign of status and honor.
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