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LOT 2071
Iron Rapier Sword Reproduction
20TH CENTURY A.D.
41 1/4 in. (1.09 kg, 105 cm).
Comprising a narrow triangular blade with ricasso; cup with band of foliage ornament below the everted rim; slightly S-curved quillons with finger-ring; barrel grip with ribbed pommel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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