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Lot 123

A Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword
The Hilt By John Simpson The Younger Of Glasgow, Early 18th Century

22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword
The Hilt By John Simpson The Younger Of Glasgow, Early 18th Century

With flattened tapering double-edged blade cut with three narrow fullers between sickle marks on each side of the forte, the central fuller stamped 'Andona' and 'Ferara' respectively, iron guard of line engraved fluted bars of rectangular section involving finely fretted panels pierced with hearts, stylised hearts and quatrefoils, the side panels each with 'ram's horn' terminal pierced with a stylised heart between, and with an oval aperture for the reins, fore-guards, rear quillon stamped 'I.S' over 'G' within incised line borders and with scrolled wrist-guard with fluted borders, line engraved fluted conical pommel with turned button, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip bound with silver ribbon (some rust patination overall)
86.5 cm. blade

Footnotes

John Simpson the Younger was admitted to the Incorporation of Hammermen in 1711 and was dead by 1749. For a similar sword preserved in the National Museum of Scotland (LA 139) see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, p. 116, F16a (IS.G) (illustrated)

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