£1,900
A mid 18th century British cavalry basket hilted backsword, straight single edged blade 34” with two narrow fullers, the riccasso bearing a crown ordnance mark partly obscured by the hilt, the plain “military” hilt having a bun pommel, black ray skin grip, and traces of leather liner below the pommel, the lower crossguard stamped with the initials “SG”. Good clean condition. See “British Basket Hilted Swords” by Mazanaky, page 95, fig. F1@ for an almost identical sword. £1000-1500
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