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A MILITARY RAPIER GERMAN, CIRCA 1630 With tapering blade of diamond section, ricasso of
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A MILITARY RAPIER
GERMAN, CIRCA 1630
With tapering blade of diamond section, ricasso of rectangular section, guard formed of flattened bars including vertically recurved quillons each with swelled tip, upper ring-guard, lower ring-guard flanked by a pair of up-turned bars, a pair of arms, and inner-guard of two slender rounded bars, faceted pommel, and grip with later wire binding (blade slightly reprofiled, some discolouration throughout)
35¾in. (90.8cm.) blade
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GERMAN, CIRCA 1630
With tapering blade of diamond section, ricasso of rectangular section, guard formed of flattened bars including vertically recurved quillons each with swelled tip, upper ring-guard, lower ring-guard flanked by a pair of up-turned bars, a pair of arms, and inner-guard of two slender rounded bars, faceted pommel, and grip with later wire binding (blade slightly reprofiled, some discolouration throughout)
35¾in. (90.8cm.) blade
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A MILITARY RAPIER
GERMAN, CIRCA 1630
With tapering blade of diamond section, ricasso of rectangular section, guard formed of flattened bars including vertically recurved quillons each with swelled tip, upper ring-guard, lower ring-guard flanked by a pair of up-turned bars, a pair of arms, and inner-guard of two slender rounded bars, faceted pommel, and grip with later wire binding (blade slightly reprofiled, some discolouration throughout)
35¾in. (90.8cm.) blade
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GERMAN, CIRCA 1630
With tapering blade of diamond section, ricasso of rectangular section, guard formed of flattened bars including vertically recurved quillons each with swelled tip, upper ring-guard, lower ring-guard flanked by a pair of up-turned bars, a pair of arms, and inner-guard of two slender rounded bars, faceted pommel, and grip with later wire binding (blade slightly reprofiled, some discolouration throughout)
35¾in. (90.8cm.) blade
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