A German broadsword
A German broadsword

EARLY 17TH CENTURY

细节
A German broadsword
Early 17th century
The flat blade with ricasso and double fuller on each face of the forte, incised with letters and struck with the Toledo mark, the iron hilt comprising a large upturned scallop-shaped shell-guard, inner thumb-ring, slender flat three-quarter length knuckle-guard with outcurved tip (rear quillon missing), ovoidal pommel, and original wire-bound grip
27¾in. (70.5cm.) blade