English Cavalry Sword Shirburn Castle c 1680

English Cavalry Sword late 17th century in excellent condition with tapering blade stamped with a series of marks within a short fuller and stamped with the armour’s mark, on each face, brass hilt comprising moulded quillon, a pair of moulded ring-guards each filled with a shallow plate, knuckle-guard joined by a pair of scrolling bars to the ring-guards, globular pommel, and wooden grip bound with plaited copper wire and a ‘Turks’ head top and bottom 82cm; 32 1/4in blade This sword is part of a large series formerly preserved in the 17th Century armoury at Shirburn Castle by the Gage family. Overall length 39 inches 100cm blade 32 inches 82cm