France, Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715). - Lot 37

Lot n° 37
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France, Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715). - Lot 37
France, Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715). Rare pertuisane of bodyguard of the House of Louis de France, Dauphin of France called the Grand Dauphin, 1661-1711. All metal parts with small gray patina. Blade with two cutting edges and a strong middle edge. The base is composed of two symmetrical fins with one fang curved upwards. It is engraved with the large Arms of the Dauphin on one side, on the other side the engraving seems to have disappeared. Under the large Arms, signature of the maker in a cartouche "D. H. J. L. J. N." partly legible. Bushing with bead then with eight sides ending in two long splints in the prolongation of the edges, 47 cm long for a constant width of approximately one cm. The splints, inlaid in the wood of the shaft, are pierced with four holes for one and five holes for the other, and fixed with small nails. Pole with wooden sides, later. Total length 237 cm. - L. of the iron with splints 94 cm. H. total of the iron at the base of the socket 47 cm (38 cm without the socket 38 cm). L. of the iron with the auricles 14,5 cm - H. of the socket without the splints 10 cm. (small accidents of use and patina of time, an edge of the iron damaged, to clean, good state of conservation). Provenance : Discovered in succession, never in collection before. Reference : Ariès " Armes blanches militaires françaises ", fascicule n° XVII (3rd).
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