Small sword
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
Metal
Measurements
845 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783270
Summary
Small sword, English mid-18th C; triangular blade; lain one-piece guard in form of a double shell; grip of cloth bound with copper wire; grip mounted with oval brass plate, inscribed 'G.D.Robins' in Gothic script.
Marks and inscriptions
On brass plate nailed to grip: [Gothic script] 'G.D.Robins'