LOT #40005 |
Sold on Jun 20, 2022 for: Not Sold
Six Ringed Rapier.. ...
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Description
Six Ringed Rapier.Approximately 49 1/8-inches overall with a 40 7/8-inch diamond cross-section blade. Sword blade 7/8th-inches at its widest. Wire-bound grip, grip is 3-inches long. Ovoid pommel, 1 1/2-inches in diameter. The six ring guard is symmetrical with stylized leaf carved steel shell plates near the ricasso, which is attached with screws, [one missing]. Recurved quillons. Note: According to A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor by George Cameron Stone, [pages 524-526], Rapiers are swords especially designed for thrusting and provided with a more or less elaborate guard. The name first appeared in England about 1560, although this type of sword was brought there much earlier by the Spaniards.
Condition: Good to very good with age wear. Showing an overall mottled gray patina on blade and hilt. Fine scratches present to metal. Crude metal and some pitting inside hilt.
Auction Info
2022 June 20 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6255 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2022
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