Any help identifying this crest? possibly german or of prussian decent?

[davecapps]

Given the crest is in relief and apparently reversed the obvious thought that came to me was that it was meant to double for use as a seal.

good work, quite agree, that could explain the mirror image

[David Keller]

This is the Wappen (crest) of the Familie (family) Redern.

They orig. came from upper Silesia and Austria.

Dave

so they dont apear to be in my lineage, where would i find more info about the redern family? that is so cool you found the crest.

Are they Austrian then? i know the man who made the sword did so for the prussian court. in 1831 or 1841