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Description: | Stirrup hilted Portuguese hanger, the hilt of the hanger consists of a gilt stirrup guard with oval-shaped langets. The obverse of the langets is engraved with a crown over a foul anchor motif. The reverse of the langets is engraved with a motif, which consists of crown over a flag, which is decorated with two cannon's. The hanger has a box-shaped pommel. The steel blade is curved. The blade is engraved in Portuguese with the words 'VIVA RAINHAMARIA'.
caption: Hanger
caption: hilt of hanger | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | hangers (swords) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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