Maker: Unknown
Large steel leaf shaped blade of almost flat section, cut with a quadrangular waisted section at the forte, and of almost flat section. The blade is brazed to a plain socket with a brazed join down one side, and D-section reinforcing rings at the top and bottom. There are spots of brass on the wings at the base of the blade also. The socket retains a fragment of a wooden haft. There are two holes just above the lower reinforce for nails into the haft, but no nails or evidence of nail holes
History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 22.5 cm
Blade Width Max: 4.5 cm
Overall Length: 41.5 cm
Socket Length: 15 cm
Weight: 380 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Blade composed of steel
Accession number: O.48-1879
Primary reference Number: 158356
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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