A swept hilt rapier

A swept hilt rapier, narrow lozenge-section blade 40.5 in. with a rectangular ricasso and a short fuller impressed with 'LENTA' or 'LENTI'; steel hilt formed of flattened bars, down turned rear quillon, arms supporting a horizontal side ring and a further large side ring joined to the knuckle bow by a sweeping bar, the inside with two sweeping bars proceeding from the ends of the arms and uniting before joining the knuckle bow, large faceted pommel, wire bound grip, probably 19th Century in the late 16th/early 17th Century style.