Description
Hilt of blackened iron, featuring short quillons with down-turned lobed finials and single side ring with a pair of spirally chiseled balls in the middle. Bun-shaped pommel and original grip with two sizes of twisted copper wire, finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Slender double-edged 31 5/8” blade of flattened diamond section, engraved over its upper third with birds, foliage, a warrior with upraised sword, and Latin(?) inscriptions (rubbed). The sword never been apart, the blade with age staining, a few scratches, and small patches of light pitting. Overall length 37 1/4”.
Important Scottish Basket-hilted Broadsword, the Hilt Signed by Walter Allan
Civil War Era Manhattan Series I Pocket Pistol 
European “Pillow Sword”, Transitional Rapier, 2nd Half 17th C 
Italian 6-ring Rapier, ca. 1620