IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE
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A SWEPT-HILT RAPIER
IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE
WITH NARROW TAPERING BLADE OF FLATTENED DIAMOND SECTION STRUCK THRICE WITH A MALTESE CROSS MARK ON EACH SIDE OF THE RICASSO, THE IRON HILT WITH DIAGONALLY RECURVED QUILLONS, GUARD OF THREE BARS EACH SIDE ABOVE A PIERCED OVAL PLATE, THE TOP BAR LINKED AT THE FRONT TO THE KNUCKLE-GUARD, FLUTED GLOBULAR POMMEL, AND SPIRALLY FLUTED WIRE-BOUND GRIP
40¾IN. (103.5CM.) BLADE
IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE
WITH NARROW TAPERING BLADE OF FLATTENED DIAMOND SECTION STRUCK THRICE WITH A MALTESE CROSS MARK ON EACH SIDE OF THE RICASSO, THE IRON HILT WITH DIAGONALLY RECURVED QUILLONS, GUARD OF THREE BARS EACH SIDE ABOVE A PIERCED OVAL PLATE, THE TOP BAR LINKED AT THE FRONT TO THE KNUCKLE-GUARD, FLUTED GLOBULAR POMMEL, AND SPIRALLY FLUTED WIRE-BOUND GRIP
40¾IN. (103.5CM.) BLADE