A 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH CIVIL WAR PERIOD OFFICER'S RAPIER, 89.5cm backsword blade, characteristic hilt with shallow dished guard decorated with geometric designs and rococo work, the crossguard with flattened spherical terminals, chevron decorated quillon block, D-shaped knuckle guard, stepped bun-shaped pommel, the whole decorated to match, wire bound grip with Turk's heads.