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CIRCA 1610-20
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A RARE ENGLISH RIDING-SWORD WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED HILT
CIRCA 1610-20
With later shortened back-edged double-fullered blade, iron hilt (missing knuckle-bow and subsiduary guard) silver encrusted overall with scrolls, pellets and flower-heads (silver decoration worn, iron pitted); together with A DECORATIVE BROADSWORD, THE BLADE POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY GERMAN, with double-edged blade with short double-fullers at the forte and etched with crescent moon, sun, stars and an arm holding a sword, with later iron hilt comprising writhen fluted pommel and quillons en suite, quillon-block decorated with a clerical bust
Respectively 30 3/8in. (77.1cm.) and 36¾in. (93.3cm.) blades (2)
CIRCA 1610-20
With later shortened back-edged double-fullered blade, iron hilt (missing knuckle-bow and subsiduary guard) silver encrusted overall with scrolls, pellets and flower-heads (silver decoration worn, iron pitted); together with A DECORATIVE BROADSWORD, THE BLADE POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY GERMAN, with double-edged blade with short double-fullers at the forte and etched with crescent moon, sun, stars and an arm holding a sword, with later iron hilt comprising writhen fluted pommel and quillons en suite, quillon-block decorated with a clerical bust
Respectively 30 3/8in. (77.1cm.) and 36¾in. (93.3cm.) blades (2)