A Good English Civil War Mortuary Sword. 38 ½” overall, 32” single edged blade, double edged towards the tip, cut with three fullers running the entire length of the blade, stamped within each of the fullers on both sides; ‘FECIT SALINGEN’. Hilt comprising solid guard chiselled with a male bust on each side between foliage, short scrolled wrist guard, knuckle guard connected by two diagonal bars & two bifurcated side bars chiselled with foliage, the knuckle guard and side bars screwed to the globular pommel, the latter decorated with foliage & with flattened button. Grip bound with twisted brass wire between two Turk’s heads.
Circa 1640
Very good example in fine condition