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A mid 18th century Scottish basket hilted horseman's back sword the spiral wooden grip covered in
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A mid 18th century Scottish basket hilted horseman's back sword the spiral wooden grip covered in black dog fish skin with surviving Turk's heads but missing the silver wire bindings, the basket of traditional form with the inside oval of round section bar, with an overall untouched patina formed from old lacquer, [missing wrist guard] with bun shaped pommel and pronounced raised tang button, the single edged blade with broad fuller running the length of the blade and the back edge with a narrow fuller for three quarters of the length overall length 106cm Provenance: Glandyfi Castle Aberystwyth
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A mid 18th century Scottish basket hilted horseman's back sword the spiral wooden grip covered in black dog fish skin with surviving Turk's heads but missing the silver wire bindings, the basket of traditional form with the inside oval of round section bar, with an overall untouched patina formed from old lacquer, [missing wrist guard] with bun shaped pommel and pronounced raised tang button, the single edged blade with broad fuller running the length of the blade and the back edge with a narrow fuller for three quarters of the length overall length 106cm Provenance: Glandyfi Castle Aberystwyth
Scottish Silver
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33 Broughton Place
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 3RR
United Kingdom
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