A SCOTTISH OFFICER'S BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD with broad double-edged blade etched within the central fuller on each face 'J.J. Runkel Solingen', gilt-brass hilt of characteristic form, domed fluted pommel, and spirally fluted shagreen-covered wire-bound wooden grip, late 18th Century | Christie's

Lot 118

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A SCOTTISH OFFICER'S BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD with broad double-edged blade etched within the central fuller on each face 'J.J. Runkel Solingen', gilt-brass hilt of characteristic form, domed fluted pommel, and spirally fluted shagreen-covered wire-bound wooden grip, late 18th Century

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A SCOTTISH OFFICER'S BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD with broad double-edged blade etched within the central fuller on each face 'J.J. Runkel Solingen', gilt-brass hilt of characteristic form, domed fluted pommel, and spirally fluted shagreen-covered wire-bound wooden grip, late 18th Century
33¼in. blade

Lot Essay

John Justus Runkel, recorded 1795-1808 in Holborn, was a German merchant who imported blades many of which were sold to the British army

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