A LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY SCOTTISH BASKET HILTED BROAD SWORD ‡
Auction: Day 2: Thursday 21 August - Lots 297 - end
Description
the pommel of conical shape with reeded details, the basket hilt formed entirely of flat section bars, the cross formed panels with a diamond shaped centre on each side of the forward guard, scroll wrist guard, the wooden grip with fine leather covering (some deficient), with a buff leather liner at the base of the hilt, simple double-edged blade with running fox mark
Dimensions
81cm long (blade), 96cm long (overall length)
Provenance
The John Kirk Collection