EXTREMELY RARE BROADSWORD C.1600 MADE FOR A CHILD

22 1/2” total length with 18 1/4” thick medially ridged tapering blade. Cruciform hilt with spatulate quillon terminals and flattened pommel matching. Original dark horn grip with lightly incised decoration overwear from use. Heavy aging throughout. Blade and hilt with age rust growth. The grip with sound with a few wormholes. Condition suggestive of being lost for four centuries, perhaps hidden in the timbers of a castle or manor house. Difficult to say as we have not encountered a single comparable example in any condition. Swords made for the children of nobles and military officers for early indoctrination are well known, however, we know of no other such broadsword dating to the period of armor use!