with plain colichemarde blade of tapering hollow triangular section, characteristic steel hilt (old wear) decorated overall busts, figures and foliage, replacement silver knuckle-guard pierced and chased with foliage between beaded lines, and replacement swelling grip bound with two thicknesses of silver wire between Turk’s heads (tang button replaced), 78.0 cm blade

Provenance

The Carl Beck Foundation, Bonhams Knightsbridge, 29 July 2004, lot 171 (B. 380)

The knuckle-guard and grip fitted in England during the mid-18th century.