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Lot 170

Two Steel-Hilted Small-Swords
Both Circa 1780

6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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Two Steel-Hilted Small-Swords
Both Circa 1780

The first with tapering blade of hollow triangular section retaining traces of etched decoration on each side of the forte, hilt comprising oval shell-guard unusually pierced and chiselled with looped flowerheads and foliage, comma-shaped rear quillon, faceted knuckle-guard and ovoidal pommel, the latter with prominent button, and original wooden grip bound with twisted silver wire; the second with tapering blade of flattened hexagonal section etched with foliated strapwork framing a profile bust on each side of the forte, blackened hilt comprising oval shell-guard, quillon-block set with a roundel of faceted steel studs, quillons and knuckle-guard set with a faceted steel stud on each side (two missing), faceted ovoidal pommel, and original wooden grip bound with twisted copper wire (some wear overall) (2)

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Literature:
The first Frederick Wilkinson, Edged Weapons, 1970, p. 55, Fig. 46

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