DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The June 2021 Auctions: Day 3

Wed, Jun 16, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 2056

BASKET-HILTED CAVALRY SWORD, FRENCH MANUFACTURED, LATE 17TH C., L 43" OVERALL

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Appears to be French manufactured, utilized with later English Cavalry. This pattern widely used in the American Revolutionary War. Engraving on the blade reads "Dieu L'Honneur Et Mon Roi", an inscription on the reverse of the blade is illegible. Having a baskey hilt with leather-wrapped grip. No scabbard.