ENGLISH (LONDON?), CIRCA 1780
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English (London?), Circa 1780
The slender blade of hollow diamond section etched at the forte with scrollwork, the steel hilt with flat pointed-oval shell decorated with cut-steel beads partly framed by thin inlaid gold fillets, and original wooden grip bound with gilt silver ribbon, twisted copper wire and cut-steel beads set alternately, in wooden steel-mounted leather-covered scabbard (slight damage, possibly associated), the locket set with cut-steel beads
30in. (76.2cm.) blade
Cf. the more elaborate sword illustrated in A.V.B. Norman, The Rapier and Small-Sword, 1460-1820, plates 147-8
English (London?), Circa 1780
The slender blade of hollow diamond section etched at the forte with scrollwork, the steel hilt with flat pointed-oval shell decorated with cut-steel beads partly framed by thin inlaid gold fillets, and original wooden grip bound with gilt silver ribbon, twisted copper wire and cut-steel beads set alternately, in wooden steel-mounted leather-covered scabbard (slight damage, possibly associated), the locket set with cut-steel beads
30in. (76.2cm.) blade
Cf. the more elaborate sword illustrated in A.V.B. Norman, The Rapier and Small-Sword, 1460-1820, plates 147-8