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Lot 286
A Composite 'Transitional' RapierBasically First Half Of The 17th Century
27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,440 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Composite 'Transitional' Rapier
Basically First Half Of The 17th Century
Basically First Half Of The 17th Century
With slender sharply tapering blade of diamond section stamped 'Johannes Wundes Solingen' (rubbed) within the fuller on both sides of the forte, hilt comprising shallow cup-guard pierced and chased with flowerheads and foliage, arms, and slender downscrolled quillons, fluted quillon-block, fluted fig-shaped pommel with button, and wooden grip bound with twisted copper wire (some rust patination overall)
105 cm. blade
105 cm. blade








