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AN INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU
with single-edged blade formed with a slender fuller along the back-edge, iron hilt chiselled with foliage, comprising a pair of langets enclosing the forte, figure-of-eight shaped guard and broad knuckle-guard each with beadwork border, pommel with pierced up-turned brim, fluted moulded button, and integral grip (pitted), 91.0 cm blade
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number C24
Sold for £300
with single-edged blade formed with a slender fuller along the back-edge, iron hilt chiselled with foliage, comprising a pair of langets enclosing the forte, figure-of-eight shaped guard and broad knuckle-guard each with beadwork border, pommel with pierced up-turned brim, fluted moulded button, and integral grip (pitted), 91.0 cm blade
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number C24
