A German silver-inlaid pillow sword, circa 1640 Double-edged blade of hexagonal cross section, the base decorated with etchings on both sides. Iron knuckle-bow hilt, on one side guard ring with elaborate floral and ornamental decoration inlaid in silver. Replaced iron/nickel-silver grip with Turk's heads. Length cm. Provenance: Hermann Historica, auction 17, lot 783. historic, historical, sword, swords, weapons, arms, weapon, arm, fighting device, military, militaria, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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