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Of the type associated with the Amsterdam town guard
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SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH CAVALRY BROADSWORD
SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
With double-edged blade with short central fuller and running wolf mark on each side at the forte, each fuller stamped with the spurious date '1515', a small mark is visible beneath the guard on one side, iron hilt of so-called Walloon-type comprising asymmetrical oval side-rings each filled with a pierced plate, downcurved rear-quillon, thumb-ring, knuckle-guard, globular pommel with flattened button, and wire-bound grip
34¼in. (87cm.) blade
SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
With double-edged blade with short central fuller and running wolf mark on each side at the forte, each fuller stamped with the spurious date '1515', a small mark is visible beneath the guard on one side, iron hilt of so-called Walloon-type comprising asymmetrical oval side-rings each filled with a pierced plate, downcurved rear-quillon, thumb-ring, knuckle-guard, globular pommel with flattened button, and wire-bound grip
34¼in. (87cm.) blade
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