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Lot 145

A Swept-Hilt Rapier
Early 17th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Swept-Hilt Rapier
Early 17th Century

With slender double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section stamped 'Rambertus Grangertus(?)' within the single fuller on each side of the forte and struck with a profile head mark beyond, ricasso of rectangular section bordered by an incised line and stamped on each face with a bladesmith's mark, the initials 'IG' flanking an anchor, a heart and foliated branches, iron hilt of bars of circular section mostly interrupted by ovoidal knops and comprising swelling horizontal quillons with bud-shaped tips, pointed quillon-block with a raised teardrop-shaped feature on each face, arms (one broken), two outer side-rings, the upper one joined by a curved bar to the knuckle-guard, inner-guard of three merging curved narrow bars rising to join the knuckle-guard at the same point as the outer side-rings, associated compressed pommel encircled by a raised rib, and spirally-fluted wooden grip bound with twisted iron wire between Turk's heads
105.7 cm. blade

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.