A MID 16TH CENTURY NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD OR RAPIER IN
A MID 16TH CENTURY NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD OR RAPIER IN EXCAVATED CONDITION, 76.5cm fullered blade, the remnants of the hilt composed of rounded bars, domed conical pommel, together with a composite mid 17th Century sword bearing an old label stating that it was the sword of Colonel Carless (sic), who famously hid in an oak tree with Charles II. One relic, the other worn. (2)
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A MID 16TH CENTURY NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD OR RAPIER IN EXCAVATED CONDITION, 76.5cm fullered blade, the remnants of the hilt composed of rounded bars, domed conical pommel, together with a composite mid 17th Century sword bearing an old label stating that it was the sword of Colonel Carless (sic), who famously hid in an oak tree with Charles II. One relic, the other worn. (2)