An Italian guisarme, first half of the 16th century Short, ridged thrusting spike with a sickle-shaped hook and a parrying hook on the side. Two guard thorns at the root of the blade and a conical socket. Original wooden haft, studded with nails, with fragments of the old velvet cover. Length 274 cm. Provenance: Conan Doyle Collection, Galerie Stuker, Berne, December 1974, lot 319. historic, historical, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 16th, century, guisarme, italian, ridged, short