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A RARE NORTH INDIAN SMALL-SWORD FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET
CIRCA 1750
With German colichemarde blade of hollow-ground triangular section etched at the forte with strapwork and trophies, iron hilt (originally blued) inlaid in gold with scrolling foliated tendrils, and wooden grip bound with twisted gilt-copper wire and ribbon (grip later, some pitting overall)
31¼in. (79cm.) blade
CIRCA 1750
With German colichemarde blade of hollow-ground triangular section etched at the forte with strapwork and trophies, iron hilt (originally blued) inlaid in gold with scrolling foliated tendrils, and wooden grip bound with twisted gilt-copper wire and ribbon (grip later, some pitting overall)
31¼in. (79cm.) blade