Lot Essay
This is based on the type of early-16th century German sword, of which the best-known example is the so-called hunting sword of the Emperor Maximilian I in the Imperial Treasury, Vienna
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IN THE STYLE OF THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN SABRE (GROSSE MESSER)
In the style of the early 16th Century
With long single-edged fullered blade back-edged towards the point, and struck on one face with groups of three punched dots, the iron hilt comprising vertically recurved quillons, the front one forming the knuckle-guard, oval side-ring and deep flat beaked pommel, forming the upper part of the grip, engraved on one face with a defaced coat-of-arms and the initials 'I P', and extending into a cowhorn lower grip
34in. (86.4cm.) blade
In the style of the early 16th Century
With long single-edged fullered blade back-edged towards the point, and struck on one face with groups of three punched dots, the iron hilt comprising vertically recurved quillons, the front one forming the knuckle-guard, oval side-ring and deep flat beaked pommel, forming the upper part of the grip, engraved on one face with a defaced coat-of-arms and the initials 'I P', and extending into a cowhorn lower grip
34in. (86.4cm.) blade
Special notice
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