A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER Lot n° 11

A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SIVAGANGA, with straight double-edged European blade formed with short central fuller, iron hilt comprising langets enclosing the forte, a pair of flat quillons swelling slightly towards the terminals, broad guard of shallow V-section, broad knuckle-guard with a medial ridge, and integral grip rising to a flared pommel with conical cap enclosing a series of rattles, and faceted button (areas of pitting, the pommel cap restored) in an early leather-covered wooden scabbard (worn, losses), 101.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C83. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦