Description
Hilt of blackened iron, featuring short quillons with down-turned lobed finials and single side ring with a pair of spirally chiseled balls in the middle. Bun-shaped pommel and original grip with two sizes of twisted copper wire, finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Slender double-edged 31 5/8” blade of flattened diamond section, engraved over its upper third with birds, foliage, a warrior with upraised sword, and Latin(?) inscriptions (rubbed). The sword never been apart, the blade with age staining, a few scratches, and small patches of light pitting. Overall length 37 1/4”.













North European Broadsword, ca. 1630
English Plug Bayonet by John Hathaway, ca. 1690
Silver Inlaid Pillow Sword, ca. 1660, Probably English
Oakeshott Type XVIII Sword from the Battle of Castillon, 1453