Basket-hilted Sword, blade dated 1662, hilt, British; blade, German, Steel, wood, silver, L. 39 7/8 in. (101.3 cm); L. of blade 34 1/4 in. (87 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1077 g), Swords, English hilts of this type, with chiseled ornament featuring portrait medallions, are often referred to as mortuary swords. The term seems to be an invention of nineteenth-century collectors and refers to a supposed likeness between King Charles I (executed in 1649) and the portrait medallions on the hilts
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Basket-hilted Sword, blade dated 1662, hilt, British, blade, German, Steel, wood, silver, L, 39 7/8, 101.3 cm, 34 1/4, 87, W, 5, 12.7, Wt, 2 lb, 6 oz, 1077 g, Swords, English hilts, type, chiseled ornament, featuring, portrait, medallions, referred, mortuary swords, term seems, invention, nineteenth-century collectors, refers, supposed likeness, King Charles, I, executed, 1649, portrait medallions, hilts
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