A Swept-Hilt Rapier, Early 17th Century. With tapering full-length blade, cut with a shallow central fuller on each side, rectangular ricasso stamped with a ‘X’ the blade signed in the fuller and stamped with a blade smiths mark, hilt of slender bars comprising two outer side-rings joined to down curved arms, the upper ring linked by a curved bar to the knuckle guard, bifurcated inner-guard rising to join the knuckle-guard, barrel-shaped pommel with button, with wire bound grip with two turks-heads. 

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