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18th CENTURY EUROPEAN SMALLSWORD.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 USD
18th CENTURY EUROPEAN SMALLSWORD.
Overall length: 42”. Blade length: 35”. Plain blade with a raised medial ridge. Brass hilt with a double kidney shaped guard featuring sprays of arms & trumpets on the underside with sprays of arms alone on the top. Drop pendulous quillon with tall pas d’ane. Knuckle bow has central scroll & foliate decoration. Spherical pommel has a similar motif as seen on the guard. Iron wire-wrapped grip alternating with copper tape. Copper Turk’s head knots at the top & base of the grip. No scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a light gray patina with scattered peppery staining. Hilt has been cleaned & coated with a preservative. Grip is 100% intact. (02-20058/BF). $500-800.