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19TH CENTURY
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A HAND-AND-A-HALF MILITARY BROADSWORD IN GERMAN LATE GOTHIC STYLE
19TH CENTURY
With broad double-edged fullered blade bearing the maker's mark 'IHS' between stars on each side, iron guard with large pierced symmetrical plates and quillons each with writhen finial, swelled leather-covered wooden grip with faint tooled decorative bands, and large iron writhen pommel en suite with the quillons
39 in. (99 cm.) blade
19TH CENTURY
With broad double-edged fullered blade bearing the maker's mark 'IHS' between stars on each side, iron guard with large pierced symmetrical plates and quillons each with writhen finial, swelled leather-covered wooden grip with faint tooled decorative bands, and large iron writhen pommel en suite with the quillons
39 in. (99 cm.) blade
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