A French silver-hilted small-sword, circa 1770 A triangular thrusting blade with gilt trophies and ornamental decoration etched at the forte (small break, blade point hard-soldered). Openwork silver knuckle-bow hilt decorated in low relief. Putti and mythological figures are depicted against a matt background on the doubel shell-guard, pommel, and knuckle-bow. Original (slightly damaged) corded wire grip covering with silver Turk's heads. Length cm. historic, historical, 18th century, dress sword, swords, thrusting, thrustings, smallsword, epee de cour, we,

---

Additional-Rights-Clearances-NA

---

Size: 1575px × 3977px
Location:
Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 18th, arms, blade, century, clipping, clippings, cour, cut, cut-, cut-outs, de, dress, epee, french, militaria, military, object, objects, silver-hilted, small-sword, smallsword, stills, sword, swords, thrusting, thrustings, triangular, weapon, weapons