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Complete sword in coral encrustation, handle intact but steel blade removed, mounted on a wooden pla

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 750.00 USD
Complete sword in coral encrustation, handle intact but steel blade removed, mounted on a wooden pla
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Complete sword in coral encrustation, handle intact but steel blade removed, mounted on a wooden plaque. 8 lb, 39-1/2" long. Super-long sword whose iron blade succumbed to oxidation and the usual cocooning in coral, with its bronze handle (pommel and grip) sticking out, the cocoon carefully broken apart and voided of its rusty contents in order to prevent deterioration and then rustically fastened to a board for an impressive display. (Fragile--pickup only.) From the Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys, pedigreed to the Marty Meylach collection.