That is indeed the Sas clan coat of arms on the blade, a blason shared by the Kolschitzky family, and the motto is the one that was granted to Franz Georg Kolschitzky after the siege of Vienna. The coronet is probably Austrian, and of a post-1806 form. As for the Papal Chamberlains sword, it is not necessarily from Paul VI’s papacy, as the attached text says that it was used until then, so it could be much older. It also mentions that the throat and chape are polished iron on older examples and nickel on later ones.
Regards,
Andreas
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