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A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED SWORD
Circa 1730

14 – 15 October 2021, 14:00 BST
Edinburgh

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A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED SWORD

Circa 1730
Straight 28 inch double edged blade marked above the hilt Andrea Farara with three orb and cross marks flanked by pairs of 6 inch fullers. Steel hilt, the bars of rounded rectangular section; short wrist guard with curled tip; guard panels with quatrefoil and 'eared' spearpoint piercings, their bars with lined and fluted decoration; fluted conical pommel with tall, stepped tang cap. Grip wrapped in grey shagreen and single strand of silver ribbon.

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