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Lot 179
An Officer's SwordCirca 1780
24 April 2013, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £350 inc. premium
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Circa 1780
Circa 1780
With curved fullered single-edged blade (seized in the scabbard), iron hilt decorated with spiral and diagonal fluting, and comprising side-ring (broken) swept-up to join the knuckle-guard, quillon-block, lobed rear quillon, globular pommel with turned button, and fishskin-covered grip (worn) bound with copper ribbon, in original black leather scabbard (perished) with line engraved iron mounts (pitting overall)
87.5 cm. blade
87.5 cm. blade




