SWORD German, in the style of the mid-16th century, work from the 2nd half of the 19th century. Iron hilt, original spherical pommel from ca. 1550, the entire surface is decorated with a finely carved bead pattern, flat rivet head. Octagonal quillons. Large knuckle guard. Large thumb guard. Leather-covered wooden grip. Double-edged blade (L 102 cm), ricasso. L 120 cm This extraordinarily rare "Renaissance pommel" from ca. 1550 was carefully handcrafted and "congenially" completed into a sword in the 19th century. Original weapons with such pommels are practically unknown. Cf. R. Forrer: Die Schwerter und Knäufe der Sammlung Carl von Schwerzenbach, 1905, p. 47, Plate XI. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.