A RARE ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT, the colichemarde blade of hollow triangular section etched with symmetrical scrollwork on each side of the forte and engraved on one side with initials at a later date, the hilt with asymmetrical double-shell guard, and cast and chased with rococo flowers, shells, scrolls, animals and birds, all in relief on a punched ground, the grip bound with silver ribbon and plaited silver wire, indistinct London silver hallmarks, maker's mark I.R (?), mid-18th Century 31in. blade
A RARE ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT, the colichemarde blade of hollow triangular section etched with symmetrical scrollwork on each side of the forte and engraved on one side with initials at a later date, the hilt with asymmetrical double-shell guard, and cast and chased with rococo flowers, shells, scrolls, animals and birds, all in relief on a punched ground, the grip bound with silver ribbon and plaited silver wire, indistinct London silver hallmarks, maker's mark I.R (?), mid-18th Century 31in. blade
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