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Lot 161*
A Two-Hand SwordThe Blade Late 16th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,125 inc. premium
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The Blade Late 16th Century
The Blade Late 16th Century
With straight tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section (point with some pitting), the forte and rectangular ricasso with two central fullers over each face, hilt comprising blackened guard with long straight quillons of octagonal section with chiselled bud-shaped terminal each with button, pointed quillon-block with medial ridge on both sides, and large symmetrical side-rings (one broken where it joins the quillon), stopper-shaped pommel en suite with the quillon terminals, and wooden grip covered in black leather
127.8 cm. blade
127.8 cm. blade
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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.








