17TH CENTURY EUROPEAN WALLOON HILTED SWORD

This European walloon-hilted trooper's broadsword is mounted with a rhomboid 33 1/4 inch long unmarked blade. Sword is 39 1/2 inches long overall. Dating to the second half of the 17th c., the sword is sturdy, with no looseness. Pierced Handguard. Wooden grip is very solid..The sword is well-balanced and lively. Military swords of this type were widely used in the Western European countries, from Sweden to Spain.