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THE BLADE EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A COMPOSITE ITALIAN FALCHION
THE BLADE EARLY 17TH CENTURY
With curved single-edged blade back-edged at the elongated clip-point, struck on each side at the forte with a small crowned maker's mark, and cut with twin fullers on each side, later iron hilt comprising guard formed of downcurved arms, downcurved extended rear-quillon, and swelled knuckle-guard, well-made wire-bound grip, and bulb-shaped pommel, the guard and pommel each decorated with chiselled lines of running foliage
27¾in. (70.5cm.) blade
THE BLADE EARLY 17TH CENTURY
With curved single-edged blade back-edged at the elongated clip-point, struck on each side at the forte with a small crowned maker's mark, and cut with twin fullers on each side, later iron hilt comprising guard formed of downcurved arms, downcurved extended rear-quillon, and swelled knuckle-guard, well-made wire-bound grip, and bulb-shaped pommel, the guard and pommel each decorated with chiselled lines of running foliage
27¾in. (70.5cm.) blade
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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