17th Century Rapier North African 20th Century Wilkinson Household Cavalry

20th Century Wilkinson Household Cavalry Trooper's Sword

with an even rarer original scabbard

A good example of a 19th century Yatagan

blue and gilt

but this is inconclusive as there are no markings

17th Century Rapier North African 20th Century Wilkinson Household CavalryA steel hilted rapier with a hexafoil saucer, dating to 1630 45. The hilt has a pair of quillons supporting arms which divide to form two equal branches linked to the edge of a saucer shaped guard through the centre of which the blade passes. A style very prevalent in mid 17th century art, one such example is illustrated in a portrait of Giovanni Carlo de' Medici, attributed to Justus Sutterman, about 1642. A comparable hilt can be found in "A