Fraternal sword of the "Patriarchs Militant" lodge - Lot 194

Fraternal sword of the "Patriarchs Militant" lodge Ohio, USA circa 1900 Steel, gilded brass, iron and leather. This American Masonic sword features a globular pommel with cabochon, symbolizing the crowning of the world, a brown leather spindle wound with gilded brass wire, an openwork hilt with asymmetrical quillons and a crown-shaped ferrule marked with the seal of the "Patriarchs Militant": a gold crown with gemstone cabochons, inside which is a shepherd's crook crossed with a sword, bound on the lower part with the triple links of the Odd Fellowship. The nickel-plated iron scabbard is fitted with two gilded and chased brass bracelets. The first, with double rings, bears the words "Pax aut Bellum", while the second, with a single ring, features the monogram "PM" referring to the initials of the "Patriarchs Militant". This lodge is a semi-military branch of the independent Order of "Odd Fellows", founded in the USA in 1885. M. C. Lilley & Co Columbus, Ohio, was the manufacturer. Total length: 84.5cm; sword length: 83cm; blade length: 67.3cm