An Unusual English Brass-Mounted Hanger, Late 17th Century
With slightly curved single-edged blade (old rust patination and pitting) struck on both sides towards the forte with bladesmith's portrait bust mark, one side surmounted by a latten-inlaid dagger mark, hilt comprising quillons cast and chased with foliage on both sides, the lobed recurved tips with helmeted male portrait bust on each side, basal mount with a horseman between foliage on both sides below a border of pierced foliage, large pommel-cap with helmeted male portrait bust in relief on one side and chased with a female portrait bust on the other both between vertical bands of overlapping foliage, the top with a cherub's mask in relief centred on a border of engraved foliage, and natural buckhorn grip beaked beneath the pommel
31.4 cm. blade
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With slightly curved single-edged blade (old rust patination and pitting) struck on both sides towards the forte with bladesmith's portrait bust mark, one side surmounted by a latten-inlaid dagger mark, hilt comprising quillons cast and chased with foliage on both sides, the lobed recurved tips with helmeted male portrait bust on each side, basal mount with a horseman between foliage on both sides below a border of pierced foliage, large pommel-cap with helmeted male portrait bust in relief on one side and chased with a female portrait bust on the other both between vertical bands of overlapping foliage, the top with a cherub's mask in relief centred on a border of engraved foliage, and natural buckhorn grip beaked beneath the pommel
31.4 cm. blade