Description
Iron hilt with single side ring filled with plate pierced and chiseled with scrolling acanthus decoration; diagonal scrolled quillon, and knuckle bow connected to ovoid pommel; each chiseled with diagonal fluting. Grip with original fine twisted iron wire, finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Slender 28 3/4” (73 cm) blade of flattened diagonal section, with 7 1/4” central fuller with stylized stamped “EN TOLEDO” on both sides and anchor mark at the fuller’s end. Very good original condition, showing wear and light pitting, having never been apart. Overall length 34” (86.4 cm).
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