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Lot 5111

A Pattern 1798 officer's baskethilted broadsword

8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$643.50 inc. premium

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A Pattern 1798 officer's baskethilted broadsword

The 33 1/2 inch double-edged blade with 7 3/4 inch fuller on either side marked J.J. Runkel Solingen. Brass hilt of standard pattern, the grooved pommel with traces of gilt finish. Shagreen and brass wire-wrapped grip with gilt brass ferrules.
Condition: Blade with dark, mottled patina showing areas of light pitting and rounded point. Upper half of the hilt, from the ram's horn panels through the wrist guard, restored by R. Kenneth Snodgrass. Grip with minor scuffing.
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Footnotes

Note: Purchased Oct., 1984, Wallis & Wallis, Sale 296, Lot 1801. Illustrated on page 132 of British Basket-Hilted Swords: A Typology of Basket-Type Sword Hilts by Cyril Mazansky. See page 141 of The Scottish Sword, 1600-1945 by Harvey J.S. Withers for such an example.

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