An English 'Mortuary' Hilted Backsword Mid-17th Century

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AN ENGLISH 'MORTUARY' HILTED BACKSWORD MID-17TH CENTURY With blade double-edged at the point and with double fuller along the back over most of its length on each side, the fullers on both sides of the forte incised with a running wolf mark and 'HOVNSLO' between pellet marks, iron hilt comprising...

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chiselled foliage knuckle-guard side-bars guard differing scrolling busts wrist-guard flanked bifurcated screwed hilted backsword mid-17th century blade double-edged point double fuller length fullers sides forte incised running wolf mark hovnslo pellet marks iron hilt comprising solid portrait bust amid symmetrical probably representing youth finely punched ground short scrolled diagonal bars linked associated globular pommel flattened button circular wooden grip splits mortuary pitting english 84.8