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English Hunting Sword (Cuttoe)
Not all of these delicate cuttoes were mounted in silver. This fine piece, for example, has a brass hilt. Notice, too, the green dyed ivory grip, as well as the curved pommel plate bearing a raised face, and the contemporary designs engraved on the…
Tags: Cuttoe, England, Hunting Sword, Swords
European Hunting Sword (Cuttoe)
Near the mid 1700's the French popularized a variation of the hunting sword pattern usually mounted in silver, with short opposite curving quillons (counterguards) projection as frail counterguards. These dress swords were called "couteau-de-chasse".…
Tags: Cuttoe, Europe, Hunting Sword, Swords
English Horseman Saber
Fluting and pierced designs have been combined in this interesting semi-basket officer's hilt. Its knuckle bow's upper end is fastened to the pommel ring and adds three outboard branches plus a short inboard one as it descends to join the dished oval…
Tags: Basket Hilt, England, Saber, Swords
English Broadsword
Further simplification of the brass bilobate style is evident in this example. Although the triple tail at the knuckle bow's base is still present, only two branches remain on each side - with the lower one retaining the curved form of earlier days.…
Tags: Broadsword, England, Swords
Dutch Broadsword
This unique knuckle bow creates a right angle at each end, and a raised design at midpoint. Its quillon, too, has an unusual tripple disc terminal. Cord was spiraled around the wooden grip before covering it with leather to create channels for the…
Tags: Broadsword, Netherlands, Saber, Swords
Scottish Broadsword
The structure of this basket incorporates pierced designs showing interesting variations of key slots and stars. The segment tips in this case end at a center slot in the pommel (which does not encircle it entirely), and are not joined by a ring. Its…
Tags: Basket Hilt, Broadsword, Scotland, Swords