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FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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A COMPOSITE ITALIAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER
FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
WITH SLENDER BLADE CUT WITH A SHORT FULLER ON EACH SIDE, RICASSO OF RECTAGULAR SECTION, IRON HILT OF ROUNDED BARS COMPRISING STRAIGHT QUILLONS EACH WITH ELONGATED BUD FINIAL DECORATED WITH PUNCHED FLOWER-HEADS, THREE-RING OUTER-GUARD JOINING AT THE KNUCKLE-GUARD, LOWER RING-GUARD WITH TWO ADDITIONAL RINGS ABOVE AND ROOTED TO A PAIR OF ARMS, TRIFURCATED INNER-GUARD WITH THUMB-LOOP, GLOBULAR POMMEL PUNCHED WITH A TRELLIS PATTERN, AND LATER SPIRALLY FLUTED WIRE-BOUND GRIP
44IN. (112.6CM.) BLADE
FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
WITH SLENDER BLADE CUT WITH A SHORT FULLER ON EACH SIDE, RICASSO OF RECTAGULAR SECTION, IRON HILT OF ROUNDED BARS COMPRISING STRAIGHT QUILLONS EACH WITH ELONGATED BUD FINIAL DECORATED WITH PUNCHED FLOWER-HEADS, THREE-RING OUTER-GUARD JOINING AT THE KNUCKLE-GUARD, LOWER RING-GUARD WITH TWO ADDITIONAL RINGS ABOVE AND ROOTED TO A PAIR OF ARMS, TRIFURCATED INNER-GUARD WITH THUMB-LOOP, GLOBULAR POMMEL PUNCHED WITH A TRELLIS PATTERN, AND LATER SPIRALLY FLUTED WIRE-BOUND GRIP
44IN. (112.6CM.) BLADE
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.