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CIRCA 1600-20
Details
A COMPOSITE MILITARY SWEPT-HILT RAPIER
CIRCA 1600-20
With Italian blade, probably late 16th century, of flattened hexagonal section cut with a short fuller on each side at the forte (tip reprofiled), each fuller with indistinct inscription and etched with sprays of foliage, grooved oblong ricasso etched on each face with a portrait bust, German iron guard of flattened bars with narrow quillon-block, downcurved rear-quillon and knuckle-guard, inner-guard of slender rounded bars, later good quality wire-bound grip with Turk's heads, and faceted pommel, possibly Italian, with prominent tang-button
40½in. (103cm.) blade
CIRCA 1600-20
With Italian blade, probably late 16th century, of flattened hexagonal section cut with a short fuller on each side at the forte (tip reprofiled), each fuller with indistinct inscription and etched with sprays of foliage, grooved oblong ricasso etched on each face with a portrait bust, German iron guard of flattened bars with narrow quillon-block, downcurved rear-quillon and knuckle-guard, inner-guard of slender rounded bars, later good quality wire-bound grip with Turk's heads, and faceted pommel, possibly Italian, with prominent tang-button
40½in. (103cm.) blade
Provenance
Sold in these Rooms, 27 April 1988, Lot 114
Special notice
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