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Lot 153

A Scottish Basket-Hilted Backsword
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century

23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

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A Scottish Basket-Hilted Backsword
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century

With tapering blade double-edged towards the point and fullered along the back over nearly its entire length on each side, the forte on one side retaining traces of etched decoration, guard of rounded bars framing line engraved fretted panels pierced with stylised trefoils and circles, the side bars involving an S-shaped bar set sideways above a 'ram's' horn, fore-guards (wrist-guard missing), bun-shaped pommel, and replacement wooden grip (some wear and pitting overall); together with a North African (Sudanese) kaskara, late 19th century, the blade incised with two man-in-the-moon marks on both sides, grip now bound with twisted wire, and compressed faceted pommel in European 16th century style (2)
77.5 cm. and 84 cm. blades

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