THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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An English Cavalry Officer's Sword
Third quarter of the 18th Century
With single-edged spadroon blade (lightly pitted) with wide central fuller on each face, the gilt brass half-basket hilt (gilding mostly rubbed off) with short straight quillons terminating in dogs' heads, boatshell guard supporting a knuckle-guard and three S-shaped diagonal bars on the outside, dog's head pommel, and wooden fishskin-covered grip bound with copper wire
32in. (8.3cm.) blade
Third quarter of the 18th Century
With single-edged spadroon blade (lightly pitted) with wide central fuller on each face, the gilt brass half-basket hilt (gilding mostly rubbed off) with short straight quillons terminating in dogs' heads, boatshell guard supporting a knuckle-guard and three S-shaped diagonal bars on the outside, dog's head pommel, and wooden fishskin-covered grip bound with copper wire
32in. (8.3cm.) blade