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Lot 279

A Scottish Basket-Hilted Backsword
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century

27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Scottish Basket-Hilted Backsword
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century

With tapering blade (some pitting overall) double-edged towards the point and fullered over its entire length on each side with a narrow fuller bordering it along the back, iron guard of rounded bars framing incised panels pierced with circles and stylised hearts, fore-guards, widely scrolled wrist-guard, conical pommel (button later) incised with double lines and dots, and later spirally-grooved wooden grip
91 cm. blade

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