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Lot 137
A Cut-Steel Hilted Small-SwordLate 18th Century
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£400 - £550
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Find your local specialistA Cut-Steel Hilted Small-Sword
Late 18th Century
Late 18th Century
With sharply tapering blade (polished bright) of hollow triangular section retaining traces of etched decoration on each side of the forte, the highly polished hilt comprising oval shell-guard, rounded quillons, pierced knuckle-guard and globular pommel, each set with multi-faceted beadwork enriched with small cut-steel stars on blued steel washers (two missing), and faceted grip cut with an oval design on each side, in blackened vellum-covered scabbard (chape missing) with linear engraved locket with cut-steel frog-button on one side and pricked 'Bland St. James's' (worn) on the other
80.5 cm. blade
80.5 cm. blade








