Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is straight and double edged, flaring towards the point which is slightly cusped. The hilt comprises a figure-8 guard, angled across the centre, with cusped wings and long, heavy blade-shaped reinforces extending well down the blade and secured by three rivets. Round the junction of the wings and reinforces is a band of copper alloy. The thin grip swells to the centre, and there is a small, deep dish pommel inside which is a twisted iron wire loop on which are eight loose rings of twisted iron wire. The hilt is covered with black paint, the blade polished bright and pitted from earlier corrosion.
History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 85.8 cm
Overall Length: 96.5 cm
Weight: 840 g
Method of acquisition: Given by Taylor, Robert, MA
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
It is very close in form to the Royal Armouries sword no. XXVIS.266, formerly in the Rotunda collection (1906: 157, no. XVII.92, though painted 17/91) given by John Hewitt.
Blade composed of steel
Accession number: O.14-1879
Primary reference Number: 158318
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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