Sicilian Hunting Sword w/Hooked Grip

Dating: 1800 A.D.

Description: Straight blade to a blade tip and controfilo, extensively shelled and fuller with a second smaller next to the back, engraved strong, laying sun and moon with anthropomorphic face, stars and an arm holding a sword; hilt iron with solid disc and arms octagonal widened to stremità; horn handle grip, typical form with long curved appendage.

Length 75 cm.

Estimate: 250.00 € | € 300.00 May 2015

For more information on Oakeshott's Type X swords see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/118/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword

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