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20FD-159 CUP HOLT RAPIER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:210.00 USD
20FD-159 CUP HOLT RAPIER
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Cup hilt rapier with blade marked "XX" (Illegible) in Solingen. The hilt is Italian or Spanish in style circa late 17th to 18th century. Quillons measure 12" across and the sword is 44 1/2" overall with a 37 1/2"blade. The blade was married to the hilt probably during working life. Good wire wrapped grip. Light to heavy pitting on the blade. The blade seems 50-150 years older than the hilt but good blades were highlyprized and recylced during early times. Est.: $700-$1400