VINTAGE DEMONSTRATION SWORD WITH WRAPPED HANDLE AND CIRCULAR GUARD

A DEMONSTRATION SWORD FEATURING A STRAIGHT BLADE WITH PRONOUNCED OXIDATION AND HISTORICAL PATINA CONSISTENT WITH EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY MANUFACTURE AND USE. THE BLADE EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC WEAR AND SURFACE RUST FROM EXTENDED STORAGE.

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN:
THE SWORD FEATURES A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE CIRCULAR METAL GUARD, TYPICAL OF EARLY-TO-MID TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE HANDLE IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A WOODEN CORE WRAPPED TIGHTLY IN CORD OR FABRIC BINDING, A TRADITIONAL METHOD OF PROVIDING GRIP AND DURABILITY. THE BINDING REMAINS SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT, THOUGH DARKENED BY AGE AND USE.

CONDITION:
THE BLADE SURFACE SHOWS EXTENSIVE OXIDATION AND PATINA, WITH RUST DISCOLOURATION VISIBLE ACROSS THE LENGTH. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH HISTORICAL USE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE STORAGE CONDITIONS. THE HANDLE WRAPPING IS WORN BUT FUNCTIONAL, AND THE GUARD SHOWS PERIOD-APPROPRIATE OXIDATION. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR BREAKS ARE EVIDENT. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND PATINA.



Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

548760+5

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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