2014 Antique Sword – Antique Armor

2014) ELEGANT AND DECORATED VENETIAN WAR SWORD CIRCA 1600: An excellent addition to any collection. Priced to sell quickly at under $4K!!!

Discussion: As the metal gauntlet became passe, the rapier/sword now needed a new way to protect the hand. The most common was the cup hilt. However, other esoteric examples evolved. The oval guard on this sword falls into this esoteric category. Like the shell guard, the oval guard was designed to protect the hand. The wide blade is suitable for slashing and thrusting, but is shorter than the rapidly evolving civilian rapier. “Broadsword” is a Victorian term not used in the Medieval or Renaissance periods. The term was created to differentiate between the thin-bladed civilian rapier and the shorter but wider-bladed military swords , like this example.

Description: Constructed with an oval guard at the quillon block decorated with hash and crossed hash marks, downward turned hexagon guard with three horizontal hash marks at the beginning, center and end before the curving tips, original wood grip, spherical pommel decorated en suite with the oval guard, extended phinial button on the pommel, a broad blade of stiff diamond-shape tapering to an acute tip, Passau wolf (worn) at the end of a short fuller about a fourth the length of the blade.

Conclusion: A rare and elegant example of a unique typology of Venetian war broadsword that is highly collectible. It’s a great addition to any collection, especially since it is priced to sell quickly at under $4K!!! ACT NOW, this is a great buy that should sell quickly!!!*

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