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1909.79.39

Sword with straight blade (probably European), neither edge sharpened. Ornamental 'Hindu Basket' hilt with double shell guard, knucklebow, domed saucer pommel and long terminal; grip bound with textile and coated with a resinous substance. [LM 07/11/2007]

1909.79.39

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sword with straight blade (probably European), neither edge sharpened. Ornamental 'Hindu Basket' hilt with double shell guard, knucklebow, domed saucer pommel and long terminal; grip bound with textile and coated with a resinous substance. [LM 07/11/2007]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hamlet and Dulake
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
By 1909
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Textile, Material Resin Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 910 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.79.39 Other numbers: 33
Research and responses

According to P.S. Rawson, The Indian Sword (1967) straight-bladed swords of this kind were called sukhela, or phirangi if the blade was of foreign origin. [LM 07/11/2007]

Search terms: Weapon, Sword

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