Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
5 mm (Depth); 82 mm (Diameter)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328854
Summary
Hand guard; Tsuba (sword hand guard) - Owari style. Central blade hole, gold inserts each side. Round with pierced flower and vine-like pattern.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.