July 8th & 10th 2016 Premier Militaria Sale *Las Vegas* (63)
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/9/2016
Comprised of: 1) Rapier has a 30-1/2” blade and is sharpened along the entire length of the back and the top half of the front. The bottom half of the blade has etchings in the wide fuller. Brass counter guard, knuckle bow and pommel are heavily decorated including a crown above a coat of arms. The Mother-of-Pearl two piece grip over wood is still intact on one side only. 2) German rapier has a 32-1/2” blade. The first 7" of the back of the blade has an edge. Several engravings including "Gott Segne Die Stade Und Den Senat" (God Bless the Stade and the Senate – Stade is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany). Brass hilt with guard, decorated knuckle bow, plumed helmet pommel and copper wire wrapped grip. 3) Wilkinson Bicentennial Presentation sword, circa 1976, has a 29-1/2” blade, marked "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1976" on one side, and "WILKINSON SWORD LONDON" on the other, and numbered “686” (1000 produced). Silver hilt with thirteen small diamonds on pommel, three sapphires on handguard, and counter-guard has eagles on each side, wire wrapped leather grips. Missing the gold sword knot.