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LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A SPANISH CUP-HILT RAPIER
LATE 17TH CENTURY
With 36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) double-edged fullered blade etched on each face with the inscription 'NO ME SAQUES SIN RAZON / NO ME ENBAINES SIN HONOR', plain guard with turned rim, straight quillons with swelled finials, turned knuckle-guard, copper wire bound grip, and flattened spherical pommel
LATE 17TH CENTURY
With 36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) double-edged fullered blade etched on each face with the inscription 'NO ME SAQUES SIN RAZON / NO ME ENBAINES SIN HONOR', plain guard with turned rim, straight quillons with swelled finials, turned knuckle-guard, copper wire bound grip, and flattened spherical pommel
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