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Lot 84

An English Rapier
Circa 1640

25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An English Rapier
Circa 1640

With broad tapering double-edged blade with central fuller along each side of the forte incised with indistinct inscription, iron hilt comprising cup-guard pierced with a design of linear engraved trelliswork enclosing quatrefoils (minor damage and repair), and with pierced ribboned border above joined by bars on each side to faceted side-bars each swept-up to join the knuckle-guard (minor repair) and with central globular feature chiselled with a design of basketweave, recurved quillons with terminals en suite, quillon-block and globular pommel en suite, and wooden grip bound with twisted steel wire of varying degrees of thickness (some wear and pitting)
81.3 cm. blade

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