Maker: Unknown
The blade is crescent shaped with a central dip, and forged with a narrow but solid socket for the haft. The haft is of wood, reinforced at the junction with the blade with an iron strip at the front, bound on with leather thongs, and an iron plate with a dagged top at the rear. Above the blade is a copper alloy ferrule, decorated with geometrical ornament, and a small iron leaf-shaped top spike. At the bottom of the haft is a narrow section
History note: From Ganjam
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 24.7 cm
Overall Length: 88.5 cm
Weight: 610 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1879
CE
Has a piece of Taylor string but no tag, number worked out by elimination by TR. Exactly like Royal Armouries XXVIC.20 (Richardson 2007: 4).
Accession number: O.118-1879
Primary reference Number: 158433
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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