art-of-swords:Basket-hilted Broadsword (Claidheamh mor)Dated: 1700 - 1730Culture: EnglishMaterials a
art-of-swords:Basket-hilted Broadsword (Claidheamh mor)Dated: 1700 - 1730Culture: EnglishMaterials and techniques: silver, iron, steelMeasurements: 101.25 cmProvenance: “March 28 1822/ This Sword did belong To His Late Majesty George The Third, Brought from Augusta Lodge Windsor”This basket-hilted Broadsword (Claidheamh mor) was a hunt race prize. It has a silver hilt (Elgin, Scotland) dated 1713 and made by William Scott the younger. The two-edged blade is German (Solingen) probably early 18th century. The barrel-shaped silver grip is spirally bound with silver wire.The broad main knuckle-guard, is engraved: “Win* at King Charles fair at Huntly Castell the secund/ Tusday of september 1713 all horsess not Excsiding ane hundred/ Markes of price ar admited to rune the rideres staking/ Crounes a peace. Which ar giuin to the poor who may/ Pray that ye Monarchie and Royall family my be Lasting/ And glorious in thes kingdomes.”Struck on the main knuckle-guard are three punches,the capital letters VS conjoined in a square,the word ELGIN in a rectangle with rounded corners, andthe capital letter D in a shield-shaped punchSource: Copyright © 2015 Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- source link