Hilt maker:
Unknown
Blade maker:
Unknown
The steel blade is straight and single edged for most of its length. It is quite flexible, and is from a European broadsword. At either side are fragments of European inscriptions. The iron hilt, of Indo-Muslim type, has short quillons with rounded terminals, short langets with stylised bud finials, a thin baluster grip, a thick, shallow dish pommel with a petalled washer, dome and pierced finial. A double curved knucklebow runs from the lower quillon to end in a small dragon head by the pommel. The entire hilt is covered with engraved flowers, and the gold outlines of these survive on the pommel. The blade is bright with numerous spots of staining and corrosion under the grease
History note: From Jounpore (Jaupur, Uttar Pradesh)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 77.8 cm
Overall Length: 90 cm
Weight: 865 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century#
Circa
1600
-
1700
Robert Taylor list adds ‘the inscriptions have suffered much from rust and consequent cleaning, but the characters of one were not recognised by any who saw them’
Hilt
composed of
iron
Blade
composed of
steel
Inscription present: Fragments of probably European inscriptions, quite illegible, on the blade. Possibly those on the other side appear Arabic. The inscriptions have suffered much from rust and consequent cleaning
Inscription present: but not one of the original brown tags
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.84-1879
Primary reference Number: 158399
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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