GERMANY. Wrought iron multi-branch rapier, multi-branch hilt, straight diamond-shaped quillon ending in a drop, faceted olive-shaped pommel, wooden spindle covered with twisted wire filigree, long straight double-edged blade and median gutter engraved on both sides "IHS" (Iesus Hominum Salvator -Jesus the Saviour of Men). Length: 109 cm. Blade: 94 cm, SF. Late 16th century. Watermark slightly undone, old repair to blade about 25 cm from tip. BE