A Brass-Hilted 'Mortuary' Sword In English Mid-17th Century

With fullered blade double-edged towards the point and incised 'SOLINGEN' between cross marks within the fuller along the back on each side, hilt comprising solid guard chiselled with a male bust on each side between foliage, short scrolled wrist-guard, knuckle-guard connected by two diagonal bars to two bifurcated side-bars chiselled with foliage, the knuckle-guard and side-bars screwed to the globular pommel, the latter decorated with foliage and with flattened button, and grip bound with twisted brass and iron wire between Turk's heads
85.6 cm. blade