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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