A Basket-Hilted Cavalry Trooper's Broadsword, Mid-18th Century

A Basket-Hilted Cavalry Trooper's Broadsword
Mid-18th Century
With double-edged blade cut with three narrow fullers over the forte on each side, steel three-quarter guard of flattened bars joined by central bars to a large central saltire, and at the top (old repair) to a ring beneath the pommel, small downbent rear quillon, fluted bun-shaped pommel with large button, and spirally-grooved leather-covered grip bound with a strand of twisted iron wire (some rust patination overall)
89 cm. blade