A NORTH EUROPEAN BACKSWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN with associated curved blade double-edged towards the tip, cut with three slender fullers on each side, stamped with a Pi mark three times and a double cross and orb mark on the reverse, steel hilt of flattened bars comprising down-curved scrolling quillon, outer ring-guard drawn-up to a frontal bar joining the pommel and filled with a pierced sprung-in plate, knuckle-guard with central moulding (brazed repairs), inner ring-guard with thumb-loop and contemporary pommel (later grip) 83cm; 323/4in blade Inv. no. E118