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Executioner's sword, broad blade with rounded point. Etched with a gallows and three wheels inscribed 'Si Deus pro hoblis i (q)uis contranos'. Stamped with king's head mark of Johannes Wundes of Solingen. Engraved and silvered tilt.
History note: Sir Guy Laking; Stead Collection
Length: 105.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1947) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1616
CE
-
1630
CE
Made by the famous Wundes family of Solingen. The blade is etched on one side with three wheels and ‘SI DEUS PRONOBIS’ and on the other side with a gallows and the rest of the inscription ‘IUIS CONTRANOS 1616’, [If God is for us who is against us]. The form of the blade and its decoration indicate that this was an executioner’s sword but it may have been used more often for ceremonial purposes than executions.
Decoration
composed of
silver
Hilt
Casting (process) : Sword, cast with etched decoration and an engraved and silvered hilt
Inscription present: king's head mark of Johannes Wundes of Solingen
Accession number: M.10-1947
Primary reference Number: 18877
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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