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Lot 186
An English RapierCirca 1620-30
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,920 inc. premium
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Circa 1620-30
Circa 1620-30
With tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section, rectangular ricasso, iron hilt comprising cup formed of large double concentric side-rings framing a pair of central scallop-shaped shells, and linked by curved side-bars to the knuckle-guard with ring-shaped terminal, vertically recurved quillons with triangular terminals, large faceted ovoidal pommel, and original wooden grip (slight damage, wire binding missing, painted with pitch overall)
89.8 cm. blade
89.8 cm. blade








