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18TH CENTURY
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three various hunting swords
18th Century
One with slightly curved blade etched with scrollwork, the brass hilt with lobe-shaped quillons and green-stained bone grip, in leather scabbard - 55cm. blade; One with similar blade etched with armorial trophies and scenes of the chase, with brass hilt spirally-turned green-stained bone grip - 52cm. blade; And another with similar blade etched at the forte of one face Justitia, the other face Recte/faciendo/neminem/Timeas, the iron hilt with green-stained bone grip entwined with brass ribbon and iron twisted wire - 56cm. blade (3)
18th Century
One with slightly curved blade etched with scrollwork, the brass hilt with lobe-shaped quillons and green-stained bone grip, in leather scabbard - 55cm. blade; One with similar blade etched with armorial trophies and scenes of the chase, with brass hilt spirally-turned green-stained bone grip - 52cm. blade; And another with similar blade etched at the forte of one face Justitia, the other face Recte/faciendo/neminem/Timeas, the iron hilt with green-stained bone grip entwined with brass ribbon and iron twisted wire - 56cm. blade (3)