MID-17TH CENTURY
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AN ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD
Mid-17th Century
With tapering blade double-edged towards the blunt point and with two long fullers on each side stamped with incomplete Wilhelm Tesche of Solingen signatures, russet guard (loose) of slender faceted bars (minor defects) involving incised saltires, incised later pommel with horizontal groove, and later spirally fluted wooden grip (scattered surface pitting, mainly on the blade)
32in. (81.2cm.) blade
Mid-17th Century
With tapering blade double-edged towards the blunt point and with two long fullers on each side stamped with incomplete Wilhelm Tesche of Solingen signatures, russet guard (loose) of slender faceted bars (minor defects) involving incised saltires, incised later pommel with horizontal groove, and later spirally fluted wooden grip (scattered surface pitting, mainly on the blade)
32in. (81.2cm.) blade
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