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A Sword-Rapier In German Early 17th Century Style
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,250 inc. premium
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With broad sharply tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section, recessed slightly hollowed ricasso struck on each face with a crowned bladesmith's mark within incised line borders, iron hilt with guard of flattened bars comprising vertically recurved quillons with monster-head terminals, the forward one forming a knuckle-guard, pointed quillon-block, outer side-rings incised with pairs of vertical lines, the larger upper ring swept-down to the lower, arms, inner trifurcated guard linked to the knuckle-guard above, flattened barrel-shaped pommel with button, and grip bound with twisted steel wire between Turk's heads
90.3 cm. blade
90.3 cm. blade








