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Lot n° 335

A beautiful rapier

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dating: about 1620 provenance: Italia settentrionale, Straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, the first part with double groove featuring inscriptions, the ricasso outlined and with an 'S'-shaped mark under a circle within an oval. Beautiful iron hilt with remains of gilding (partly refreshed), all elements decorated with shells, the loop guards finely grooved. Wooden handle covered with silver-thread wire binding and Moor's heads, an old restoration at the center.