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Lot 412
An English Basket-Hilted BackswordMid-17th Century
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,560 inc. premium
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Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
With tapering blade cut with two narrow fullers along its back over most of its length on each side, each fuller indistinctly incised '1553' and with remains of a running wolf mark, iron 'Irish' guard of flattened bars each slightly swelling towards the centre and involving a rounded saltire on each side, slender fore-guards, fluted compressed bun-shaped pommel with turned button, and associated ornamentally turned hardwood grip (some wear and rust patination overall)
84.4 cm. blade
84.4 cm. blade
Footnotes
For this and the following lot see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, pp. 74-83




