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Lot 269

A SCOTTISH BASKET HILTED SWORD
Probably second quarter 18th century

14 – 15 October 2021, 14:00 BST
Edinburgh

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A SCOTTISH BASKET HILTED SWORD

Probably second quarter 18th century
Straight 30 1/2 inch double edged blade of oval section and mounted diagonally at the hilt; broad 6 inch fuller marked 1414 framed by groups of four small cruciform stamps and with a running wolf mark above. Steel hilt composed of slender squared bars, the main guard plates with four simple heart-shaped and five circular piercings; grooved knucklebow and side plates pierced with two hearts and two circles. Fluted pommel of compressed domed form, the lower edge cut-away to received the tips of the guard. Black leather grip wrap bound with single strand of twisted steel wire. Oval leather liner piped with brown velour.

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