Northern Italian City Guard Foot Soldiers Sword 1600's

Description

Northern Italian City Guard Foot Soldiers Sword 1600's
Sword for foot servants or city guards, Northern Italy around 1600.
The hilt is fitted with a downward quillon and knucklebow, shell-shaped guard plate with reverse. Thumb ring has had some trauma and has bent slightly. to tie it all together the sword has a pear-shaped pommel.
The blade is a fullered double-edged design. Marked on both sides of the ricasso, hallmarked sickle tooth marks and letters "INARIAAI" in the first third of the blade.
A very rare and early sword possibly venetian.
Dimensions:
Length: 88 cm
Blade: 71.3 cm
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