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THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY BACK-SWORD
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
With single-edged hollow-ground blade double-edged at the tip and pierced towards the forte with a series of orbs, sceptres and clusters of pellets, iron half-basket hilt of rounded bars with asymmetrical shell guards each filled with a pierced iron plate, short downturned rear quillon, thumb-ring, grip bound with brass wire, and globular pommel, two of the principle bars with double knops
34in. (86.3cm.) blade
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
With single-edged hollow-ground blade double-edged at the tip and pierced towards the forte with a series of orbs, sceptres and clusters of pellets, iron half-basket hilt of rounded bars with asymmetrical shell guards each filled with a pierced iron plate, short downturned rear quillon, thumb-ring, grip bound with brass wire, and globular pommel, two of the principle bars with double knops
34in. (86.3cm.) blade
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