"Spade Game In Sheath, Louis XIV Period"
Astonishing object, A weapon to finish the game, or an instrument to prepare its setting in spit?Seventeenth century, long steel spike of 20.5cm + 10cm, turned ferrule, fitted like a dagger, in a handle octagonal section of stacked horn, reinforced with brass clamps. The sheath is embossed brass, decorated with urns and foliage. The blade of this spade is open under the point, forming a groove with notched edges like an inner harpoon.
Dimensions = 32.5cm and 2cm.
Condition is good, The object was used, normal wear
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