A French silver-hilted small-sword, Paris, 1783 Double-edged thrusting blade of flattened hexagonal section and with star-shaped, point, and ornamental designs etched at the forte. Fine openwork silver hilt decorated with geometric design in relief. The inside of the double shell-guard is stamped "U" beneath a crown, for Paris 1783. Length cm. historic, historical, 18th century, dress sword, swords, thrusting, thrustings, smallsword, epee de cour, weapon, arms, weapons, arms, military, militaria, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-o,

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