English Dish Hilt Rapier, 17th century

English Dish Hilt Rapier, 17th century.

A high quality example with a full size blade (87cm blade, 105cm overall). The blade has several pieces of text that have yet to be researched. The dish, grip, and pommel are of the highest quality. I believe there is a missing section that would have connected the knuckle guard to the pommel. If not for that, it would have been a perfect example.