Small sword
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1880
Materials
Leather, Steel, Velvet
Measurements
1026 mm (L); 830 mm (L)
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Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452141
Summary
Victorian cut-steel small sword with straight triangular blade engraved with scrolls. Steel knuckle guard and diamond-effect grip, pommel and blade guard. Leather scabbard with steel mounts and one suspension ring. Black velvet sword belt with buckle. c.1880.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961