A fine Saxon rapier carried by the Trabantenleib-Garde of the Prince Electors of Saxony late 16th century. With slender tapering blade of flattened hexagonal section formed with a short ricasso, both sides stamped with the Sacred monogram IHS together with a series of decorative marks within the short fuller at the forte, iron hilt retaining nearly all of its original blue-black finish, comprising a pair of arched quillons flared towards the tips, branched outwards towards their base to form an outer ring, this in turn enclosing a plate pierced w, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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