Maker: Unknown
With two steel blades, both double edged and double curved curves, with a low medial ridge and slightly hollow ground. The steel hilt is formed of a loop, formed as a U-shaped langet with fleur-de-lys-shaped terminals at either end joined to each blade with two rivets with brass washers, the two by the hilt at the outside large rosette washers. There is a narrow grip curved for the hand, and a broad guard round the outside with cusped and scalloped outer edges embossed ridges, and a slot down the centre. At the rear are two riveted decorative finials. The hilt retains its original lining of leather covered with red fabric (cotton?). The hilt is patinated, one blade polished bright the other chemically blued, the edges and ridge polished bright
History note: From Ganjam. Probably from Tanjore arsenal
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 18.8 cm
Overall Length: 28.5 cm
Weight: 202 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1879
CE
Accession number: O.143-1879
Primary reference Number: 159909
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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