Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword")

Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword")

hilt: c. 1640–50; blade: 1700s · Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century;…

steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire grip

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