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Lot 386
An English RapierMid-17th Century
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £660 inc. premium
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Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
With sharply tapering blade of diamond section cut with slender double fullers over nearly its entire length on each side, hilt comprising rectangular quillon-block chiselled with foliage on both sides, straight quillons with chiselled bud-shaped tips, side-ring and knuckle-guard each with central feature en suite and linked by a scrolled bar, globular pommel en suite, and later swelling wooden grip (rust patinated overall, shell-guard missing)
88.7 cm. blade
88.7 cm. blade








