Lot 2813
An Italian cup-hilt rapier, ca. 1650
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1366 Lots
Description
Slender thrusting blade of lenticular section with a flattened medial ridge. Deep fullers on both sides of the upper third with a barely legible signature “… en Toledo”. Iron guard with extended, straight crossguard and large, engraved shell-guards on both sides. Original grip with chequerwork-braided brass wire winding and Turk's heads. Fully three-dimensionally cut iron Moorish-head pommel. Length 126.5 cm.352169
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