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Description: | This is a hunting sword, made in the 1700s at Shotley Bridge, County Durham. The sword-making industry was established there by German swordsmiths from Solingen. This sword was not a military weapon but used in hunting. The grip is made from carved bone. The blade is stamped with a wolf mark and the words 'Shotley Bridge'. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East made in the North East sport industry | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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