Ceremonial presentation sword, attributed to Jean-Joseph-Marie-Anatole Marquet de Vasselot, Louis Alphonse Auger, and Siot-Decauville, crafted in Paris, France, in 1889. Presented to Jean-Baptiste Marchand in recognition of his actions at Fashoda. Now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Stunning

The guy's got a looooong name.

Is that Isis (Auset) or Sekmeth?