Glaive or sword, with hardwood shaft, and a socketed forshaft and guard, securing a tanged blade, which is flat and curved to a point. [VS [OPS move] 7/9/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Glaive or sword, with hardwood shaft, and a socketed forshaft and guard, securing a tanged blade, which is flat and curved to a point. [VS [OPS move] 7/9/2018]
Long description: Glaive or sword, with hardwood shaft, and a socketed forshaft and guard, securing a tanged blade, which is flat and curved to a point. The foresharft is secured with a rivet. There is a small mark on either face of the blade, about two inches above the guard, that may be a deliberate stamp. [VS [OPS move] 7/9/2018]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1862
Date collected: By 1862
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 1574 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Width: max 71 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.22.4 PR Cat other PR nos: 971