Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is probably European, curved and single edged, with a flat back. The iron hilt is of Indo-Muslim type, with short quillons with rounded terminals, short langets with stylised bud finials, a rounded baluster grip, a thick, shallow dish pommel with a petalled washer, dome and finial. From the lower quillon comes a double curved knucklebow with a recurved acorn finial. The whole hilt is black from the hammer, and has a single rivet with copper alloy washers, corroding, passing through the quillon block. The blade is stained and mottled.
Length: 860 mm
Weight: 1035 g
(1933) by Henderson, James Stewart
19th Century, Early#
1800
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1850
Blade Length 740 mm
Inscription present: Remains of a green label attached by maroon thread.
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS16
Primary reference Number: 162550
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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