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A Swiss Dragoon Officer's 1770/8 Pattern Cavalry Sword Of The Canton Of ZurichBy Christoph Locher In Zurich, Circa 1775
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,440 inc. premium
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By Christoph Locher In Zurich, Circa 1775
By Christoph Locher In Zurich, Circa 1775
With broad double-edged blade (some surface rust and pitting) of flattened hexagonal section, the forte on each side etched with the maker's details, a basket of fruit between foliated strapwork on a hatched ground and a martial trophy above, regulation brass hilt comprising short flat ovoidal quillons, heart-shaped guard (dented) with scrolled side-bar swept-up to join the knuckle-guard, the latter screwed to the globular pommel with button, thumb-ring, and swelling grip bound with twisted copper wire
75.9 cm. blade
75.9 cm. blade








