A 17th Century Proto Mortuary Sword

A 17th Century Proto Mortuary Hilted Broadsword.
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A 17th Century Proto Mortuary Hilted Broadsword. With tapering double-edged blade cut with a shallow central fuller, characteristic iron hilt comprising solid guard simply shaped, down scrolled rear quillon, knuckle guard with S-shaped side bars, globular pommel, ribbed wooden grip retaining wire ‘turks-head’ bindings. 


A near identical example can be see on page 240-241 of:

S.C. Mowbray (2013) British Military Swords: An Identification Guide & Historical Study, Volume I (1600 to 1660), Andrew Mowbray Inc. Publishers, USA. 


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