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Lot 357
A Russian Officer's Spontoon HeadLate 18th/Early 19th Century
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£800 - £1,000
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Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
With broad tapering blade (some pitting) incised on each side with crowned Imperial eagle above a vacant scroll, the base with shaped swelling edges, turned and moulded neck, straight side-lugs of rectangular section with rounded recurved terminals, tapering faceted socket with three moulded bands, and long side-straps pierced for attachment
40.5 cm. head
40.5 cm. head
Footnotes
For similar examples see A.N. Kulinsky, Russian Edged Weapons, Polearms & Bayonets 18-20th C., volume I, 2001, pp. 276-277, no. 116








