Dress sword
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Sharkskin, Steel
Measurements
1110 mm (Length)
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1127025.3.1
Summary
Lord John's dress sword en suite with leather scabbard (HHE/A/19c.2). Narrow blade with hexagonal stamp with figures '44804' stamped on top edge. Curved metal hilt shield with engraved pattern originally silvered. Scrolls symetrically placed. Handle covered in shark skin.