AN ITALIAN PARTISAN; AND AN ITALIAN CORSECA
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The first with long tapering blade with a full-length medial ridge, a pair of up-turned basal lugs, and tubular socket with straps; The second with slender spike of diamond section, a pair of up-turned hooked lugs with narrow rear-swept points, tubular socket and straps (each on later fabric-covered haft)
The first 77.5 cm. head; the second 75 cm. head (2)
AN ITALIAN PARTISAN; AND AN ITALIAN CORSECA
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The first with long tapering blade with a full-length medial ridge, a pair of up-turned basal lugs, and tubular socket with straps; The second with slender spike of diamond section, a pair of up-turned hooked lugs with narrow rear-swept points, tubular socket and straps (each on later fabric-covered haft)
The first 77.5 cm. head; the second 75 cm. head (2)
