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TWO ENGLISH HUNTING HANGERS
THE FIRST CIRCA 1670, THE SECOND WITH LONDON BRITANNIA STANDARD MARK AND HALLMARK, AND DATE LETTER FOR 1702
The first with curved single-edged blade double-edged towards the point and struck on each face with a mark, the hilt of natural buckhorn comprising quillons and grip with silver caps (one missing), the latter with ferrule engraved with initials 'I.G' on on side, and a tulip stamped with silversmith's mark 'WS' on the other; the second with similar blade struck on each face with a king's head mark, the silver hilt comprising knuckle-guard (tip missing), pommel-cap and grip ferrule (quillon missing), all chased with rosettes, stars and masks, and on each side of the knuckle-guard, a winged cherub on a lion led by another cherub, and natural staghorn grip, in original wooden scabbard (damaged) covered in tooled leather, with silver locket and chape en suite with the hilt
18½in. (46.9cm.) and 21in. (53.3cm.) blades (2)
