AN ENGLISH CAVALRY SWORD with tapering blade (lightly pitted overall) of flattened oval section with central fuller on each face of the forte stamped with letters (illegible), iron hilt comprising double pierced shell guard linked to the slender knuckle-guard by scrolls on each side, short downcurved rear quillon, faceted bun-shaped pommel, and original velvet-covered wooden grip with galloon borders (worn), third quarter of the 17th Century