Lot 500
A late 17th century 'Transitional' basket-hilted broadsword
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£2,375
Description
the large guard of flat section bars in a rare pattern with pierced squares to each side of the hilt, short wrist guard, large conical shaped pommel, double edged German blade with two-short fullers and struck with I O H N ? an orb and running wolf marks
Dimensions
35 inch blade
Footnote
Provenance: Bonhams (Knightsbridge) Auction 14917, 25th July 2007, lot 143