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355 A BROADSWORD IN 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with 18th Century tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched with the Austrian crowned Imperial Eagle and ‘No. 38’ on one face at the forte (worn), iron hilt comprising arched quillons with moulded terminals, flattened polygonal pommel, and integral grip 81 cm; 31 ⅞ in blade £800-1200 356 A BROADSWORD IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE AND THREE FENCING EPEES, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with broad blade, iron hilt comprising down-curved quillons with globular terminals, knuckle-guard and fluted bun-shaped pommel, and wire-bound leather-covered grip, the second with sheet steel guard, and the third and fourth with brass figure-ofeight shaped guards the first: 86.5 cm; 34 ⅛ in blade (4) £300-350 357 AN ITALIAN SHORTSWORD (CINQUEDEA) IN EARLY 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH/20TH CENTURY with sharply tapering double-edged blade stamped with a pair of star-shaped marks on each face at the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of arched quillons, and pommel cap with scrolling terminals, and a pair of shaped grip-scales retained by two pairs of rivets 50.5 cm; 19 ⅞ in blade £200-300 358 A BONE-HILTED DAGGER, 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section reinforced at the point, moulded at the forte, fluted bone grip, engraved brass ferule and engraved cap pommel (grip chipped), in its scabbard (incomplete) 23 cm; 9 in blade £150-200 202