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Lot 185
An English BackswordMid-17th Century
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,680 inc. premium
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Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
Similar to the last, the 'mortuary' hilt with solid guard roughly chiselled with foliage and human faces, slender knuckle-guard connected to two chiselled side bars by double scrolled bars and screwed to the chiselled globular pommel (one screw missing), and original spirally fluted wooden grip (wire binding missing)
90.5 cm. blade
90.5 cm. blade








