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An English Riding Sword
Early 17th Century

Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections

27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT

London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,530 inc. premium

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An English Riding Sword
Early 17th Century

With tapering blade double-edged towards the point and cut with two shallow fullers over most of its length, one extending to the point, the forte stamped 'IOHANNIS HARTCOP' between cross potent marks on both sides, fullered ricasso, iron hilt of flattened bars and comprising slightly curved quillons with rounded spatulate tips, large side-ring linked to the knuckle-guard by an upswept bar on the outside, the knuckle-guard with a small point engaging with a hole in the large globular pommel, the latter with prominent tang button, hooped inner-guard, and original wooden grip retaining two brass wire Turk's heads (pitting overall)
91.3 cm. blade

Footnotes

For Johannis Hartcop see Albert Weyersberg, Solinger Schwertschmiede Des 16 und 17 Jahrunderts und Ihre Erzeugnisse..., 1926, p. 19

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