26th Mar, 2024 10:00

SPRING VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION

 
Lot 359
 

359

AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY GERMAN PAPPENHEIMER RAPIER

93.5cm flattened diamond section hollow ground blade, engraved with scrolling foliage SPES MEA EST DEO, above an oval containing the figure of a Saint surrounded by indistinct inscription NEMO? CONTRA NOS * SI DEUS PRO NOBIS* surmounting a further illegible inscription, and an inlaid brass plaque, to the other side SOLI DEO GLORIA above Saint surrounded by *TA PRO PATRIA VERITATEM D* surmounting ME FECIT SOLINGN, this in turn surmounting an inlaid brass plaque incised X ME FECIT XX XX SOLINGN X, characteristic hilt composed of two small lower looping side guards, opposing upturned pierced guards decorated with circle and star forms, laterally recurved quillons, D-shaped knuckle guard with two scrolling supports, faceted tapering pommel, wire bound grip with turks' heads. Dating to the Thirty Years War.

Sold for £2,000


 

93.5cm flattened diamond section hollow ground blade, engraved with scrolling foliage SPES MEA EST DEO, above an oval containing the figure of a Saint surrounded by indistinct inscription NEMO? CONTRA NOS * SI DEUS PRO NOBIS* surmounting a further illegible inscription, and an inlaid brass plaque, to the other side SOLI DEO GLORIA above Saint surrounded by *TA PRO PATRIA VERITATEM D* surmounting ME FECIT SOLINGN, this in turn surmounting an inlaid brass plaque incised X ME FECIT XX XX SOLINGN X, characteristic hilt composed of two small lower looping side guards, opposing upturned pierced guards decorated with circle and star forms, laterally recurved quillons, D-shaped knuckle guard with two scrolling supports, faceted tapering pommel, wire bound grip with turks' heads. Dating to the Thirty Years War.

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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