Sabre
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, sharkskin, textile & metal
Measurements
980 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 284828
Summary
Sabre with a sharply curved blade, in a scabbard with siver mounts. The sabre has a silver hilt with engraving and a knob at each end. The horn handle with a rounded knob terminal has metal mounts and is bound with crimson and silver cloth. A pommel on a cord is threaded through the end. The lower and upper part of the wooden sheath are bound with silver mounts. Engraved designs are along the edges. A hinged cover is over the slit at the top. The silver bands and rings are over the shagreen central area. A crimson leather band with silver thread bosses is looped through the rings, a cord tip with tassels.