Cathey and EB, those are magnificent swords !
And Jim it so nice to read you again !!
Here is a german military sword with a basket hilt from the second part of the 16th century.
Provenance: it belonged to a group associated with the former Imperial seat at Schloss Ambras, Tyrol. The rapier and small sword Norman 1980 p. 151.
Kind regards
Ulfberth
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