art-of-swords: Cavalry SwordDated: 1782-87 Culture: British Medium & Techniques: steel, leathe
art-of-swords: Cavalry Sword Dated: 1782-87 Culture: British Medium & Techniques: steel, leather, silver/chiselled, engraved Measurements: overall length 109 cm Provenance: acquired from sword-cutler Bland The sword features a burnished steel hilt-vase shaped pommel, with an acorn-shaped tang button, and a C-scroll guards. The white rayskin covered barrel-shaped wooden grip features silver gilt foil. The one-edged blade has a fuller at spine, plus giltand blued panels with trellis, scrolls, trophies. Source: Copyright © 2015 Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- source link