A ‘c1750’ English Brass Hilted Small Sword with Copper bound Grip. ED 2554. A ‘c1750’ English Brass Hilted Small Sword with Copper bound Grip. ED 2554. Swords

The small sword (also court sword, French: épée de cour or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's popularity was between mid 17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword (from which the épée developed. This is a nice ‘c1750’ small sword with a 30 ½ “ blade with twin 5” fullers from the cross guard. These carry engravings and the word ‘Toledo’ repeated four times within the fullers. The shell guard is heavily decorated on both sides with ‘stand of arms’, as is the knuckle bow and bulbous pommel. The copper wire bound grip has decorative banding at the top and bottom, and is undamaged. A lovely Mid-18th Century small sword. The price includes U.K. delivery. ED 2554.