A BASKET-HILTED MILITARY BACKSWORD

CIRCA 1770

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A BASKET-HILTED MILITARY BACKSWORD
Circa 1770
With broad hollow-ground blade struck with Board of Ordnance mark on one side of the forte, iron guard of bars of rectangular section (some broken) and panels (one repaired) pierced with circles and triangles, conical pommel, and wire-bound grip
35in. (88.9cm.) blade
Provenance
Cathcart of Carelton Collection, Killochan Castle, Ayrshire

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