Elizabethan Swept Hilt Rapier: Circa 1580 Bayonets This is an 1803 British

This is an 1803 British Officer's Sword in lovely condition

cleaning/burnishing action is achieved with extremely fine control using a soft rag and soft/moderate pressure

and incredibly dates within the 1770’s

is of steel panels riveted together by decorative outer panels

three screws

Elizabethan Swept Hilt Rapier: Circa 1580 Bayonets This is an 1803 BritishNew Made Item: Uncovered in the ? IMA Clean Up? these were actually manufactured in the late 1980? s. Therefore, these brass hilted rapiers are just beginning to look their age. Leather bound grip over wood with fancy brass cross guard and heavy brass pommel. Fully tempered 37" quality blade contained with brass mounted black leather hand stitched scabbard. These are just what Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh carried at the time of the Spanish