A COMPOSITE ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED CAVALRY BACKSWORD with fullered single-edged blade double-edged towards the point and stamped on each face with letters (rubbed), guard of flattened hemispherical shape formed of a rectangular trellis of slender bars of circular section, front loops, bun-shaped pommel (plugged) with prominent button, and spirally grooved leather-covered wooden grip with ribbed steel ferrule, circa 1740