SWORD
Date1845
Dimensions8.5 x 95 x 11 cm
Object numberHF.90.48.7
DescriptionSword with a slightly curved steel blade and a hardwood grip that is carved in grooves and is covered with sharkskin that is wound with single and two-ply twisted brass wire. The sword has a basket type hilt that is decorated with a VR cypher and Victoria crown within an oval outline. The guard and pommel are brass, the blade and sharkskin are grey and there is a husk motif on the upper end of backpiece. Collections
