Walter Allen, Stirling - A fine Scottish basket hilted broad sword of Stirling type, circa 1700
£3,250
Jacobite, Stuart, and Scottish Applied Arts
Auction: 13 May 2015 at 12:00 BST
Description
bearing signature for Walter Allen of Stirling, the basket formed of flat section bars with incised lines, elongated side guards with hearts pierced on each plate, the pommel of flat bun shape, the wooden grip covered in black dogfish, missing its binding with two large ferulles, struck with the initials WA by the wrist guard, the blade with two fullers struck with a series of marks
Dimensions
blade 89cm (35 inches) long