25th July 2012, 03:32 PM | #1 |
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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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A Good Musketeer's Rapier, Probably Saxony, ca. 1600
Sold Bonhams, July 25, 2012.
The iron parts preserved in perfect original yellowish olive oil patina, the wire binding missing from the leather-covered wooden grip except for a Turk's head. The ricasso retaining its leather covering. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 25th July 2012 at 03:47 PM. |
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