Sword
Andrews
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bone, Brass, Steel
Measurements
947 mm (L); 785 mm (L)
Place of origin
Pall Mall
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452148.1
Summary
Sword with straight steel blade. Maker; Andrews, 9 Pall Mall - within etched and decorated motif. Brass gilt cross bar with inscription 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. Bone grip and lion's head pommel with braided wire and rope tassel. Straight steel scabbard with two suspension hooks.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961
Marks and inscriptions
Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (inscribed on cross bar)
Makers and roles
Andrews, swordsmith