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Description: | Stirrup-hilted sword. The hilt consists of a gilt stirrup guard with lion's-head pommel, the mane extending two-thirds of the way down the gilt back-piece. The polished ivory grip is bound with three wires. There is a short straight quillon ending in an upturned knob and gilt langets each embossed with a foul anchor. A slit in the guard near the pommel is provided for a sword-knot (missing). A striated brass ferrule encloses the end of the grip and the top of the back piece. The blade is straight, flat-backed with a shallow fuller running from the shoulder. The black leather scabbard has a gilt top and mid-locket, with suspension rings and a chape. The top locket on the scabbard is inscribed with '?D (or O ) BLACHFORD/ 12 Leadenhall Street/ LONDON'. The sword is reputed to have belonged to Captain Charles White, an ancestor of Mr Clinch, the donor of the sword.
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | D White swords Blachford Charles | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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