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EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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Another broadsword
Early 17th century
The tapering blade of flattened diamond section with flat ricasso stamped with 'sickle' marks, the iron hilt comprising flat vertically recurved quillons widening into comma-shaped tips, large upturned oval shell-guard and inner upturned staple-shaped thumb-guard, globular pommel, and leather-covered wooden grip
34.in. (86.3cm.) blade
Early 17th century
The tapering blade of flattened diamond section with flat ricasso stamped with 'sickle' marks, the iron hilt comprising flat vertically recurved quillons widening into comma-shaped tips, large upturned oval shell-guard and inner upturned staple-shaped thumb-guard, globular pommel, and leather-covered wooden grip
34.in. (86.3cm.) blade