AUCTIONS IMPERIAL NOVEMBER 2019
Lot 222:
Description
Made for use with a single hand, possibly for executing children. With knobbed brass pommel and guard expanding slightly at the quillon terminals and wooden grip. The broad blade terminating in a square tip with three apertures, with a maker’s mark at the forte. Mid-17th century. Minor wear overall. Beheading by the sword in Central Europe was considered far less painful than the axe and quickly became the aristocratic option; it was automatically extended to the nobility. Commoners, however, paid extra for the privilege. Overall length 82cm. Condition II
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