Antique Japanese & World Weapons AUG. 29th
Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 1:00 AM UTC
Lot 393:
Very Fine 18th C. Italian or Spanish Hunting Socket Bayonet Dagger. A beautiful large example with its brass hilt of distinctive form, designed to be mounted on to the barrel of the musket to be used a as a polearm, showing delicate engraved designs and bound by three large solid silver bands, finely carved in feather motives. The bracket holding the tang of the blade is wonderfully executed in a form of a fist. Mounted with a broad and powerful single edged blade of distinctive leafed form, having a long false edge tip, both sides with a large central fuller and wonderful quality chiseled steel decorations, showing traces of gold inlaid background. A truly fine early hunting weapon of very fine and seldom encountered quality.Total Length (inside scabbard if present): 14 1/4" Blade Length: 9 3/4"
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