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Great Britain
Basket-hilted horseman's backsword 1750-75
Steel, fish skin | 100.6 cm (length) | RCIN 61521
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A British steel basket-hilted sword with black fishskin grip bound at broad intervals with wire. Circular pommel with tang button. Straight single-edged blade, possibly German, with two parallel grooves on each face.
Provenance
Not identified in any previous inventory.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Steel, fish skin
Measurements
100.6 cm (length)
85.5 cm (blade length)
