A Styrian basket-hilted sword,circa 1580. Broad,lightly ridged blade,with a triple star mark stamped on the reverse side at the base of the blade. Basket hilt with ridged guard bars,the quillons widening towards the ends. Thumb ring on the reverse side. Leather-covered grip. Tapered hexagonal pommel. Attached brass collection number. Length 109 cm,historic,historical,16th century,Indonesian archipelago,Indonesia,Far East,Asia,Asian,ethnology,ethnicity,ethnic,tribal,object,objects,stills,clipping,clippings,cut out,cut-out,cut-outs,thrust,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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Size: 2970px × 4866px
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License: Licensed
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