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LOT 1091
Post Medieval Iron Sword Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
35 - 43 1/4 in (3.5 kg total, 89-110 cm).
Comprising mostly military weapons: a bayonet; sabre; two swords. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Footnotes
One of the swords shows analogies with post-1846 Wilkinson types, regulation steel hilt and steel scabbard with two loose rings. The Wilkinson style officers' blade was a compromise cut and thrust sabre blade with a fuller (groove), found on huge numbers of antique British military officers' swords. It replaced the pipeback blade previously used on officers' swords.
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