A Post Medieval iron mortuary rapier sword sword (1550-1675). (FindID 219699).jpg
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| A Post Medieval iron mortuary rapier sword sword (1550-1675). | |||
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2008-08-19 12:11:29 |
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| Title |
A Post Medieval iron mortuary rapier sword sword (1550-1675). |
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| Description |
English: A Post Medieval iron mortuary rapier sword sword (1550-1675). The sword has a double-edged blade with no ricasso (section near the hilt that does not have an edge) and a whittle tang into the hilt. The elaborate guard is decorated chased cut steel, the shape is slightly distorted. The handle is carved wood with bands of double incised lines. The spherical pommel, like the guard, is chased cut steel. Hazel Forsyth suggests this is probably a gentleman's dress sword rather than a weapon because it is too ornate and decorative for a standard issue campaign mortuary sword. Dimensions: diameter of pommel: 36.83mm; diameter of handle: 26.44mm; length: 930mm; width of blade: 30.05mm; thickness: 5.32mm; weight: 758.0g. Identification by Hazel Forsyth, Senior Post Medieval Curator, Museum of London. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Devon | ||
| Date | between 1550 and 1675 | ||
| Accession number |
FindID: 219699 Old ref: LON-58FC06 Filename: Healey - sword.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/184915 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/184915/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/219699 |
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