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1 of 253523 objects
France
Small sword and scabbard c.1780-85
Steel, wood, gold | 103.2 cm (length) | RCIN 62268
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Small sword with a Parisian steel hilt, chiselled all over in low relief against a bright ground overlaid with gold, matted and engraved, with small, bright studs.Grip bound with silver-gilt wire and an olive-shaped pommel.Three-edged hollow ground German blade etched with an inscription. Scabbard.
Provenance
In George IV's Armoury at Carlton House (CH AA 150).
Sent to Windsor Castle on 8 August 1840 and subsequently displayed in the North Corridor there (no. 1412). -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Steel, wood, gold
Measurements
103.2 cm (length)
84.5 cm (blade length)
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