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An English 'Mortuary' Hilted BackswordMid-17th Century
24 June – 8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,920 inc. premium
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An English 'Mortuary' Hilted Backsword
Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
With curved tapering blade double-edged towards the point and cut with two broad fullers along its length on each side, the fullers at the forte struck with repeated crescent moon and circular marks, iron guard chiselled in low relief with profile faces and foliage, the knuckle-guard riveted to the chiselled globular pommel, button, and old writhen wooden grip bound with brass wire
84.2 cm. blade
84.2 cm. blade




