CIRCA 1580
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A FRENCH OR ITALIAN PARTIZAN
CIRCA 1580
WITH ELONGATED TRIANGULAR BLADE WITH STRONG MEDIAL RIDGE ON EACH FACE AND UPCURVED POINTED LUGS AT THE BASE, TAPERING FACETED SOCKET WITH SHORT CROSSBAR FORMED AT EACH END AS AN ACORN, EACH FACE OF THE BASE OF THE BLADE ETCHED WITH A PANEL CONTAINING A FRAMED MALE AND FEMALE BUST, WITH FIGURES OF HOUNDS, LIONS AND RABBITS, ONE MALE BUST WITH A ROMAN HELMET, THE OTHERS IN CONTEMPORARY DRESS, AND ORIGINAL WOODEN STAFF COVERED WITH GREEN CLOTH (DAMAGED AND INCOMPLETE) HELD BY BRASS-HEADED NAILS
27¾IN. (75CM.) HEAD
CIRCA 1580
WITH ELONGATED TRIANGULAR BLADE WITH STRONG MEDIAL RIDGE ON EACH FACE AND UPCURVED POINTED LUGS AT THE BASE, TAPERING FACETED SOCKET WITH SHORT CROSSBAR FORMED AT EACH END AS AN ACORN, EACH FACE OF THE BASE OF THE BLADE ETCHED WITH A PANEL CONTAINING A FRAMED MALE AND FEMALE BUST, WITH FIGURES OF HOUNDS, LIONS AND RABBITS, ONE MALE BUST WITH A ROMAN HELMET, THE OTHERS IN CONTEMPORARY DRESS, AND ORIGINAL WOODEN STAFF COVERED WITH GREEN CLOTH (DAMAGED AND INCOMPLETE) HELD BY BRASS-HEADED NAILS
27¾IN. (75CM.) HEAD