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A Composite English Dish-Hilt RapierMid-17th Century
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £936 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Composite English Dish-Hilt Rapier
Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
With later tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section with copper-inlaid panel on one side towards the forte, iron hilt comprising shallow dish-guard pierced and chiselled with four fruiting plants against a ground of embossed and chased swirls, downbent rear quillon with swelling terminal engraved with spiral lobes, knuckle-guard with central feature en suite and scrolled terminal at the base, chiselled ricasso, globular pommel chiselled with spiral lobes above scrolled calyxes, and textile (worn) covered wooden grip (some wear and pitting overall)
89.5 cm. blade
89.5 cm. blade








