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A Rare Scottish Basket-Hilted BroadswordLast Quarter Of The 17th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,320 inc. premium
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Last Quarter Of The 17th Century
Last Quarter Of The 17th Century
With broad double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section with latten-inlaid orb and cross mark below the three fullers along each side of the forte, each fuller stamped 'Andrea' between 'X' marks, blackened iron 'ribbon' guard of flat broad bars with incised double and triple lines, and involving saltires, circular panels and an 'S' on each side, rear guard, rudimentary fore-quillon, and compressed globular pommel with flat rounded button (grip missing, some pitting overall, particularly towards the tip of the blade)
84.2 cm. blade
84.2 cm. blade








