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Iron sword blade (partial) with markings and lettering, very rare, ex-Atocha (1622).

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:1,800.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Iron sword blade (partial) with markings and lettering, very rare, ex-Atocha (1622).
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Iron sword blade (partial) with markings and lettering, very rare, ex-Atocha (1622). 204 grams, 11-1/4" x 3/4" x 3/8". Well-preserved, stable matt-black blade fragment with small bits of rust peeking through on one side of ricasso, numerous decorative markings and ornate lettering along both sides of the fuller, and on ricasso: DELREY on top, two sets of maker's marks (O on top of T), and various other letters and markings. An accompanying hand-drawn rendering gives possible vision of it in whole, a desirable artifact from this wreck. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #4419, and with professionally hand-drawn representation of the whole sword (ready for framing).