POWERHOUSE COLLECTION

English cavalry sword

Object No. H5056

Cavalry sword, with steel basket hilt, metal / steel, maker unknown, made at Shotley Bridge, Durham, England, 1685-1832

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Summary

Physical Description

Cavalry sword, with steel basket hilt, 32 inch (81 cm) long blade, marked with the outline of a running wolf and the German mark of Solingen wolf, made at Shotley Bridge, Durham, England, 1685-1832, where Lutheran sword makers from Germany had settled.

DIMENSIONS

Depth

815 mm

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased 1950

Acquisition Date

8 March 1950

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