French sawbacked short sword
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1838
Materials
Brass, metal and wood
Measurements
673 mm (Length)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 342302.1
Summary
French sawbacked short sword with a brass hilt and scabbard. 1838.
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust in 1980 as part of the house, estate and collection transferred from Thomas Ferrers-Walker.
Marks and inscriptions
10 E L (On the blade beneath the hilt is a mark in a circular shape beginning at the top with an M and working clockwise with a smaller circle)