30th Jul, 2020 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A COMPOSITE ITALIAN MULTI-RING RAPIER
A COMPOSITE ITALIAN MULTI-RING RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a series of letters within a short fuller framed by lines on each face at the forte, grooved ricasso signed 'Antonio' and Piccinino' on the respective faces, symmetrical iron hilt of rounded bars, comprising inner and outer ring-guards of seven concentric bars each swelling slightly in the centre, fitted with a pierced and engraved figure-of-eight shaped plate at the base, a pair of straight quillons swelling towards the terminals, knuckle-guard with an additional bar front and rear, associated pommel from a Pappenheim rapier, and later grip bound with wire between 'Turk's Heads'
106.0 cm; 41 3/4 in blade
Sold for £2,800
A COMPOSITE ITALIAN MULTI-RING RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a series of letters within a short fuller framed by lines on each face at the forte, grooved ricasso signed 'Antonio' and Piccinino' on the respective faces, symmetrical iron hilt of rounded bars, comprising inner and outer ring-guards of seven concentric bars each swelling slightly in the centre, fitted with a pierced and engraved figure-of-eight shaped plate at the base, a pair of straight quillons swelling towards the terminals, knuckle-guard with an additional bar front and rear, associated pommel from a Pappenheim rapier, and later grip bound with wire between 'Turk's Heads'
106.0 cm; 41 3/4 in blade
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 30th Jul, 2020
