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With the death of King Albert in June 1902 and his father's accession to the throne, Friedrich August became Crown Prince. His first duty as such was to announce the succession to various royal houses. He did so on July 2, 1902, in Kiel before Kaiser Wilhelm II, who immediately appointed him a la suite of the I. Seebataillon of the Marine Infantry. In 1904, Friedrich August ascended the throne and was, until his abdication in 1918, the last King of Saxony.

The complete full dress uniform of the King consists of the shako with plume, the complete mess dress with jacket and vest, as well as the white shirt with bow tie, trousers, and shoes.
Imperial Seebataillon shako for officers. Elegant black patent leather shako with cloth covering, complete with all fittings in fire-gilt execution. Front features finely gilded Imperial eagle with polished edges, slightly curved scale chains, elegant officer field insignia. Interior with light brown leather sweatband with silk ribbon pull-through, beige silk rep lining with gold-embossed cipher “FA R” (For Friedrich August Rex). Complete with the Navy parade plume for generals in the Seebataillon with black-white-red feathers and the gilded fluted socket. Size approximately 58. The shako lightly worn. In original case.
The mess jacket of fine blue cloth with white stand collar, white cuff flaps with blue flaps with white piping, on the collar and cuff flaps the large gold-embroidered guard lace, one row of buttons with 8 brass buttons, on the shoulders the shoulder straps for the General a la suite of the Marine Infantry with the crossed red-enameled Grand Admiral batons and the silver-plated Imperial crown applied above. On the left chest with eleven loops for orders/decorations. Interior with fine white lining. The lining with minor damage.
Below, the vest of fine blue cloth with white piping, one row with 4 brass buttons, interior with white cloth lining. The blue trousers with white piping. Complete with the shirt with bow tie and shoes.

An outstanding testament of its time of museum significance in good state of preservation! We are particularly pleased to offer you this valuable legacy of King Friedrich August III!

Luxury manufacture circa 1902. 2.5 cm wide and 81.2 cm long, slightly curved false-edged blade with fuller of genuine Damascus steel, the lower end of the blade etched and gilt on both sides, on the obverse side the royal monogram “AR”, on the reverse side the Saxon state coat of arms with the motto “Providentiae memor”, encircling quality mark “Eisenhauer Damaststahl”, on the spine the supplier “Mohr & Speyer, Kgl. Hoflieferanten Berlin”, the blade only slightly spotted, the gilding predominantly preserved. Extra-large, finely chased gilt hilt with the exceptional and very finely crafted "panther head" with one green and one red eye, below the head as decoration a "sea serpent" with trident, as a further special feature on the obverse side of the hilt the fouled anchor under the Imperial crown in silver, the hilt hinged on the reverse side, the grip of genuine ivory (a current CITES certificate included) with complete silver wire wrapping. Attached officer's sword knot. Black leather scabbard with equally finely chased and gilt mounts, the throat with the crowned fouled anchor, the scabbard with two crease marks in the lower section. Condition 2.

This saber is a special commission for Friedrich August III, who became Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saxony in 1902 upon his father's accession to the throne. To announce the succession, he met Kaiser Wilhelm II in Kiel on July 2, 1902. The Kaiser immediately appointed him à la suite of the I. Seebataillon, as which he is also listed in the “Honorary Roll of the Imperial German Navy”.

Even though this piece is a unique item for Friedrich III, the two similar sabers of Kaiser Wilhelm II in his capacity as Chief of the Navy and his brother Prince Heinrich von Preußen as Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy can be attributed to this category in their extraordinary manufacture.

An object of historical and museum significance!