An all steel rapier, with slender blade, ovoid at the forte and double edged for 3/4 of its length, the hilt and guard with chiseled chevron pattern, plain oval guard, length 91 cm
English cup hilted rapier C1650. 107 cm overall with 87 cm slim double edge blade of diamond section. Heavy steel pommel embossed with foliage, pierced steel cup with forward scrolling quillons and integral knuckle guard.
Spanish Rapier style sword with embellished blade marked 'Colada-del cid', translated as 'The Lord of the Kingdom', elaborate guard and etched blade featuring scrollwork and man on horse. Condition: good, some tarnish to blade. Length of blade 85 cm
Nice old rapier, double edged blade with short multiple fullers, steel hilt well formed with double shells and finger rings. Wire bound grip, approx 105 cm overall
Good old rapier, blade of elliptical section with short fullers engraved 'Jacob Broch ihm Solingen' Steel mounted very finely bound grip. Very wide cross guard, engraved double shells, approx 115 cm overall.
A very fine rapier of 'Pappenheimer' type and of early 17th century date, approx 135 cm overall with approx 115 cm straight blade. Wire bound grip, the steel guard with wide swept quillons, bulbous pommel, side shells, pierced with circles and stars and…
A superb rapier of 'Pappenheimer' type and of early 17th century date. Approx 115 cm overall in length with approx 105 cm straight blade. Wire bound grip with helically twisted overlay wire, the steel guard with wide swept quillons, bulbous pommel of…