^Lot 4396 EARLY EUROPEAN CUTLASS OR SHORT SWORD.

This early European sword blade was produced in France, but the hilt may be of English or Scottish manufacture. The sword measures 26 1/2" overall with an 18 3/4" blade that is 2 3/8" wide. The blade is engraved with a swag around an urn medallion at the base of both sides. The spine of the blade has a difficult to read inscription but appears to say "Devaux Sourbiseur De L'Ecole Royale militaire Place Des Trois mairis au Dieu mad a Paris". Iron basket hilt resembling period English and Scottish broadsword hilts. The globular pommel is also reminiscent of a broadsword pommel. The tapered rectangular grip is first wrapped in leather and then braided brass wire. CONDITION: blade has medium gray, lightly mottled patina. The guard and pommel have a medium gray patina. Grip is complete though worn. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Nicholas Apergis. (02-24708/BF). NON-GUN. $1,000-2,000.