A RARE DETACHED BLADE FOR A SCOTTISH TWO-HAND SWORD (CLAIDHEAMH MOR)

A RARE DETACHED BLADE FOR A SCOTTISH TWO-HAND SWORD (CLAIDHEAMH MOR), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, double-edged, stamped with an inscription (partly obscured) within a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of grooves, and long tapering tang (bent in profile, tip rounded, areas of pitting), 118.3 cm blade¦¦Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Scholar and Collector¦