16th Century Italian Hand And A Half (Bologna / Venice)

16th Century Italian Hand And A Half (Bologna / Venice) This fantastic Italian hand and a half which originates from Venice or Bologna, this can be identified by the smiths marks on the blade. These swords are superbly rare and desirable especially when in a fine state of preservation, this particular sword has been well kept. The hilt is a beautiful detailed design, a set of curved quillons and two side rings front and a singular back and the finger guards. The sword blade and pommel are perfectly fitted with no looseness or wobble present. The blade width is 4 cm blade width and is super robust fighting blade with multiple fuller at the base of the ricasso and then the centrul fuller extending further down the blade.. A truly fine museum grade example Specifications: The sword weights approximately 1.3 KG Overall Sword 114 CM Blade 93.5 CM Enquire now