"Bayonet Cap - Spain - 18th Century"
BAYONET CAP Spain, 18th century
Steel, bone, blond horn, brass and shagreen
Overall length: 46.5 cm
Blade length: 28.1 cm
(restoration)
Single-edged straight steel blade with wide back, marked with a gutter and ending in a point. Remains of engraved ornamental calligraphy.
Double inverted brass quillon guard, finished in volutes.
Turned bone fuse in the shape of a bulb and brown horn with fillet decoration. The pommel is in brass.
The slightly damaged scabbard consists of a wooden blade trimmed with green shagreen and an engraved and riveted brass cap with a rivet button.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Reference : 4771
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