SWEPT HILT RAPIER 38.5' Blade late 16th &
early 17th century.
Hilt with Knuckle guard braching swirls and curve to form
the cage with a straight quillon. Cylindrical pommel with
steel wire wrapped on wooden grip bound with twisted iron
and brass wire. The polished steel bars circular in cross
section and handmade with a polished steel pommel.