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Lot 119
A Scottish Basket-Hilted BackswordSecond Quarter Of The 18th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,320 inc. premium
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Second Quarter Of The 18th Century
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century
With tapering blade double-edged towards the point (slightly reduced) and fullered over its entire length on each side with a narrow fuller bordering it along the back, iron guard of rounded bars framing lightly fretted incised and fluted panels pierced with hearts and small circles, and with an oval aperture for the reins, fore-guards, small scrolled wrist-guard, later partly fluted bun-shaped pommel with prominent button, and original spirally-fluted wooden grip (some damage and worming, some wear and pitting overall)
85.2 cm. blade
85.2 cm. blade
Footnotes
For a sword with a very similar hilt preserved in the National Museum of Scotland (LA 33) see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, p. 97, FIe (illustrated)








