An English cup-hilted rapier, circa 1640. Slender thrusting blade of flattened hexagonal section. " Pormirel Porlafby" struck on both sides of the forte. Iron hilt (pitted) with fine openwork guard shells. The quillon ends rolled towards the blade. Grip with lavish iron wire winding and Turk's heads. Oval, twelve-sided fullered pommel. Length cm. historic, historical, 17th century, sword, swords, weapons, arms, weapon, arm, fighting device, military, militaria, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, melee weapon, mel,

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