Sword [.1] With wooden sheath [.2] covered with leather. [El.B 07/09/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Sword [.1] With wooden sheath [.2] covered with leather. [El.B 07/09/2007]
Long description: Sword [.1] With wooden sheath [.2] covered with leather. Sword with straight blade with grooves, ?iron basket hilt and leather-covered grip. Sheath with a metal band at the top, metal chape and narrow metal bands.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Vaughan Williams; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1888
Acquisition information: Acquired: 1939, uncertain Found unentered: 2007
Materials and processes: Material Steel Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Covered
Dimensions: Length: max 905 mm, Length: max 800 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2007.55.1.1 Accession number: 2007.55.1.2
Research and responses: It is assumed that this isnt the most famous Ralph Vaughan Williams, but he came from a large family, many of whom appear to have studied at Oxford, it could be any of those [AP 19/12/2007]

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath

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