A Scottish basket-hilted broadsword
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£1,375
Description
circa 1760, the large guard of round section bars, with pierced hearts in a circle pattern to each side of the hilt, the short wrist guard with wooden grip and a large bun shaped pommel, the double edged blade with two short and two long fullers
Dimensions
Blade 84cm long
Footnote
Provenance: Dreweatt Neate (Bristol) Auction 20125, 25th April 2006, lot 565