A NORTHERN EUROPEAN CAVALRY BROADSWORD, second half of the 17th century. The iron Walloon hilt comprising bilobate shells with round and star-shaped piercings and incorporating a thumb ring; downturned quillon; knuckle bow and single outboard branch with central swellings and joined by a curved branch, the tips screwed to the ovoid capstan pommel; leather-covered grip with simple steel ferrules; unmarked straight double-edge blade. Blade lg. 29 1/2, overall lg. 35 3/4 in. Footnotes: Provenance Bonhams, Antique Arms & Armor and Modern Sporting Guns, November 9, 2015, Lot 4120 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing