A BASKET-HILT CAVALRY BACK-SWORD
BRITISH, MID-17TH CENTURY
A BASKET-HILT CAVALRY BACK-SWORD BRITISH, MID-17th CENTURY With single-edged fullered blade double-edged towards the point (old lap-weld repair at mid-point), iron hilt with shell-guards incised with lines, later wire-bound grip with Turk's head, and flattened plummet-shaped pommel incised with lines 35 7/8 in. (91.2cm.) blade The blade respectively signed 'ANDREA' and 'FERARA' with the fuller on each side
A BASKET-HILT CAVALRY BACK-SWORD
BRITISH, MID-17TH CENTURY
A BASKET-HILT CAVALRY BACK-SWORD BRITISH, MID-17th CENTURY With single-edged fullered blade double-edged towards the point (old lap-weld repair at mid-point), iron hilt with shell-guards incised with lines, later wire-bound grip with Turk's head, and flattened plummet-shaped pommel incised with lines 35 7/8 in. (91.2cm.) blade The blade respectively signed 'ANDREA' and 'FERARA' with the fuller on each side
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