Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is double edged and double curved, with two fullers at the forte. At the forte is reinforced with cusped and scalloped langets. The hilt comprises a steel guard and knucklebow, and grip and pommel of wood. The guard is a narrow oval, with a finial at the top and a quite crude knucklebow ending in a recurved oval finial. The grip is bent, and formed of two pieces of dark wood riveted with copper ally rivets and rosette washers to the tang. The pommel is made in two pieces of wood, of lunate form, and riveted to the tang with replacement iron nails. Inside the pommel the tang is corroding actively
History note: From Ganjam. Probably from Tanjore arsenal
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 20 cm
Overall Length: 29.5 cm
Weight: 246 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Blade composed of steel
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.137-1879
Primary reference Number: 159904
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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