AN 18TH CENTURY SCOTTISH BASKET HILTED BROAD SWORD ‡
OF GLASGOW TYPE
Auction: Day 2: Thursday 21 August - Lots 297 - end
Description
the conical pommel with arched grooves, the basket formed of rounded and flattened bars, with the rear guards with shaped and pierced panels, the front guard's square section with arched border and stylised heart motifs, with a large scroll wrist guard, with a spiralled wooden grip, the double-edged blade with triple fuller inscribed within ANDREA FERARA
Dimensions
85cm long (blade), 102cm long (overall length)
Provenance
The John Kirk Collection