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Lot 207

A Dragoon Officer's Sword
Circa 1765-80

29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Dragoon Officer's Sword
Circa 1765-80

With associated tapering double-edged blade of hollow diamond section forming a raised ridge along its entire length on each side, steel hilt retaining some of its original bright polish and comprising a slightly upcurved shell-guard of radiating bars, each with raised border and supporting an upturned fan-shaped feature at the front extended at the top to form a knuckle-guard, the latter with ring beneath the pommel and linked to the shell-guard by a curved bar on the outside decorated with close-set mouldings, two side-bars linked to the ring beneath the pommel and fan-shaped feature respectively, fluted lobe-shaped rear quillon, faceted bun-shaped pommel with prominent button, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip bound with copper ribbon between twisted copper wire (some surface rust)
84.7 cm. blade

Footnotes

For a similar sword see Christie's London, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 16 July 2003, lot 149. For other related examples see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, p. 207, IIIB1; and A.V.B. Norman, 'The Dating And Identification Of Some Swords In The Royal Collection At Windsor Castle', J.A.A.S., vol. IX, no. 6, December 1979, pp. 243-245, pl. LXXVA

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