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LOT 1411
Spanish Military Briquet Sabre
DATED 1902 A.D.
82 7/8 in. (1.04 kg, 83.5 cm).
Comprising: slightly swept single-edge blade with scooped point and ricasso; brass hilt with finger-guard, lobed quillon, ribbed grip; blade stamped 'Arta. Faba. de Toldo 1902'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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