Jack Loomes
Swordsperson
C.E.O. Sword-Site
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Post by Jack Loomes on Dec 4, 2013 11:53:40 GMT
 Date: circa 1500 — 1530 Period: early 16th Century Description: The pommel is from a basket-hilted sword. An inscription 'AFORBES' (with the F the wrong way round) is punched (pontillé style) along one length (nothing on the other): name of previous owner? Place (legacy): Scotland, production, country Note: The claymore is a two-handed sword of a type used in Scotland from the 15th to 17th century. Technique: casting (process); whole Material: steel; whole Dimension(s): length, whole, 135.4, cm width, blade, 5.4, cm width, across quillons, 31.1, cm Acquisition: Bought; 1949-03-11; Christie's Provenance: Christie's, London, 3 March, 1949, Lot 76, vendor not named Acquisition Credit: Bought with the General Duplicates Fund Inscription: punched; AFORBES; the F is written backwards; name of previous owner? Accession: Object Number: M.2-1949 (Applied Arts) (record id: 18874; input: 2001-01-25; modified: 2012-03-20) Permanent Identifier/Source: data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18874
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