A very nice 17th Century Mortuary-hilted broadsword of the type used during the English Civil War, the sword with a 32" single fullered  blade & typical basket guard. The basket guard with chiseled decoration comprising of six primative busts surrounded by foliate decoration & what would appear to be a mythical creature on the front face of the guard amongst the foliate decoration.The blade stamped "N R I + + +" just below the hilt on ether side. The grip a crude replacement.The globular pommel with foliate chisel work to match the basket guard.