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A Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword
Third Quarter Of The 17th Century

Antique Arms & Armour
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword
Third Quarter Of The 17th Century

With double-edged blade cut with three narrow fullers over most of its length on each side, the central one extending to the point and stamped with four decorative marks on each side at the forte, iron guard of slender rounded bars framing an S-shaped bar set sideways on both sides above an early form of 'ram's horn', saltires centred on eight-sided panels bordered by double engraved lines, and a central panel pierced with a heart below two circles and two stylised hearts, fore-guards, later truncated bun-shaped pommel, and later leather-covered wooden grip (some wear and rust patination overall)
90.3 cm. blade

Footnotes

For related swords see John Wallace, Scottish Swords and Dirks, 1970, nos. 23-27; and Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-hilted Swords, 2005, pp. 85-92

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.