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Lot 120

A Swept-Hilt Rapier
Early 17th Century

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Swept-Hilt Rapier
Early 17th Century

With tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section incised 'Ivan Petrus' between pellet marks within the fuller on both sides of the forte, rectangular ricasso with incised line borders, iron hilt of circular bars comprising three outer rings each with central moulding, the upper one swept-up to join the knuckle-guard en suite, the latter with button terminal, long recurved quillons with terminals en suite, arms, inner-guard of three merging diagonal bars, faceted barrel-shaped pommel with button, and tapering spirally twist grip bound with twisted iron wire between Turk's heads (some old pitting)
98 cm. blade

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