A GERMAN MILITARY HAND-AND-A-HALF BROADSWORD
CIRCA 1560-90
A GERMAN MILITARY HAND-AND-A-HALF BROADSWORD CIRCA 1560-90 With long double-edged spear-point blade of flattened hexagonal section struck on each side with a series of marks and letters within a narrow fuller, the fullers each decorated with punched and incised borders and struck with further marks on each side of the ricasso, iron hilt of flattened triangular bars comprising a pair of long straight quillons widening towards the tips and each with button finial, a pair of arms joined to the ring-guard by a pair of bars forming an inverted 'V', thumb-ring joined by slender bars to both the rear quillon and rear arm, faceted plummet-shaped pommel, and grip retaining its original leather covering 42¾ in (108.6cm) blade
A GERMAN MILITARY HAND-AND-A-HALF BROADSWORD
CIRCA 1560-90
A GERMAN MILITARY HAND-AND-A-HALF BROADSWORD CIRCA 1560-90 With long double-edged spear-point blade of flattened hexagonal section struck on each side with a series of marks and letters within a narrow fuller, the fullers each decorated with punched and incised borders and struck with further marks on each side of the ricasso, iron hilt of flattened triangular bars comprising a pair of long straight quillons widening towards the tips and each with button finial, a pair of arms joined to the ring-guard by a pair of bars forming an inverted 'V', thumb-ring joined by slender bars to both the rear quillon and rear arm, faceted plummet-shaped pommel, and grip retaining its original leather covering 42¾ in (108.6cm) blade
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