26th Mar, 2024 10:00
SPRING VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION
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OF TRAFALGAR INTEREST: AN 1804 PATTERN NAVAL TROPHY CUTLASS
84.5cm Spanish blade incised with a crown over R. CS. IV. to one side and CA. DEL. TO. 1803 to the other, for Carlos IV, regulation figure of eight sheet metal hilt, ribbed horn grip. One assumes that the blade was captured from a Spanish naval ship who fought alongside the French against Nelson's navy, and indeed may even have been captured at Trafalgar.
Sold for £880
84.5cm Spanish blade incised with a crown over R. CS. IV. to one side and CA. DEL. TO. 1803 to the other, for Carlos IV, regulation figure of eight sheet metal hilt, ribbed horn grip. One assumes that the blade was captured from a Spanish naval ship who fought alongside the French against Nelson's navy, and indeed may even have been captured at Trafalgar.
Auction: SPRING VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION, 26th Mar, 2024
Virtual Fine Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria auction. No bidding in person.
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