THE FIRST MID 16TH CENTURY; THE SECOND 19TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN HAND-AND-A-HALF BROADSWORD; AND A BROADSWORD IN MEDIEVAL STYLE
THE FIRST MID 16TH CENTURY; THE SECOND 19TH CENTURY
The first with sharply tapering blade of flattened diamond section, long arched quillons swept forwards towards the tips, outer ring-guard, tall faceted pommel, and original fluted grip bound with wire and Turk's heads; The second "aged condition", the blade cut with a full length fuller, brass crosspiece, iron disc pommel (perhaps fourteenth century) and modern leather-covered grip
The first 92 cm. and the second 90.4 cm. blades (2)
THE FIRST MID 16TH CENTURY; THE SECOND 19TH CENTURY
The first with sharply tapering blade of flattened diamond section, long arched quillons swept forwards towards the tips, outer ring-guard, tall faceted pommel, and original fluted grip bound with wire and Turk's heads; The second "aged condition", the blade cut with a full length fuller, brass crosspiece, iron disc pommel (perhaps fourteenth century) and modern leather-covered grip
The first 92 cm. and the second 90.4 cm. blades (2)
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