TWO GERMAN ARMING SWORDS, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY the first with curved fullered blade double-edged toward the point, etched with scrolls, a portrait profile figure and the inscription 'Solideo Gloria' on each face (worn), iron hilt comprising quillon, outer-guard, and knuckle-guard each decorated with a writhen pattern, associated pommel, and wooden grip (the hilt plate and thumb-ring missing, chemically cleaned); the second similar, with plain blade, writhen hilt, and a portion of its wire binding (the hilt plate and thumb-ring missing, chemically cleaned) the first: 77.5 cm; 30 1/2in blade (2)