AN ITALIAN BROADSWORD, the broad double-edged blade with broad shallow fuller on each face of the forte incised 'Vini Vivi', struck on one face with a fleur-de-lys mark and on the other 'PG', the iron hilt of 'crab claw' form with slender double arched quillons notched on the outer faces, oval fluted side-ring similarly notched inside, triangular hand-guard concave towards the hand, linked to the pommel by a separate ornamentally notched scroll, and engraved with a floral design, faceted ovoidal pommel engraved with cusped lines at the front, and wire-bound wooden grip, 17th Century