Cavalry cup hilt
I just got a nice cup hilt with a military blade. Similar blades with the inscriptions "xESPADEROxxENxxALMANIA" and "xMISINALxxESELxxNOMBRExDxIESU", can be found with cavalry officer swords of the 1728 model, although I suspect they could be mountings with older blades. I will put tentatively this one in the period 1670-1690. Grip is metallic and it has a nice point breaker and a simple "guardapolvo".
There was something strange with the upper part of the cup, the border is too irregular and the gap with the quillions too large.
I suspected it could be due to a missing decorative silver or brass band at the rim, and having the sword in the hand, now I think this is the case. Also something could be also missing at the root of one of the quillions.
However, I cannot find any similar examples. Maybe you know of some. Silver/brass decorations are not unusual in newer examples, especially with a colonial background.
Last edited by midelburgo; 8th June 2020 at 12:42 PM.
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