6th Dec, 2023 11:00

Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 202
 

202

A COMPOSITE ENGLISH BROADSWORD, CIRCA 1620

with associated later broad double-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller and struck with a pair of celestial marks on each face, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons, outer ring-guard enclosing a circular panel incised with a pair of chevrons, smaller matching inner-guard, knuckle-guard, large ovoid pommel incised with chevrons en suite with the guard, and later wooden grip (the hilt pitted), 90.7 cm blade

Sold for £550


 

with associated later broad double-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller and struck with a pair of celestial marks on each face, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons, outer ring-guard enclosing a circular panel incised with a pair of chevrons, smaller matching inner-guard, knuckle-guard, large ovoid pommel incised with chevrons en suite with the guard, and later wooden grip (the hilt pitted), 90.7 cm blade