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Spanish Broadsword
- Dated: 1900 made in the 16th century style
Hilt of cast steel, featuring symmetrical guard with double down-turned quillons with pierced expanded finials. Pommel with four large lobes (two pierced) and large two-stage button; wood grip lacking wire wrap. Forged steel 37” oval-section double-edged blade with long single offset fuller; obscured mark at ricasso engraved in script.
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