An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger London Britannia Hallmarks For 1697,...
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger
London Britannia Hallmarks For 1697, Maker's Mark Of William Knight
With curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point and incised with crucifix and fleur-de-lys mark on each side at the forte, hilt comprising lightly engraved fluted quillon-block with downbent rear quillon, the terminal cast as a flower-head on both sides, knuckle-guard with flower-head between petals against a finely punched ground on each side, the terminal en suite and hooked into the pommel-cap, the latter with shaped border and embossed with cherub's head and florets against a punched ground, large compressed button with punched and moulded border, and agate grip (old fractures at the base) of tapering octagonal section, in its black hard leather scabbard with silver locket (probably later) and chape en suite with the hilt
50.3 cm. blade
For information regarding William Knight see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, p. 160
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An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger
London Britannia Hallmarks For 1697, Maker's Mark Of William Knight
With curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point and incised with crucifix and fleur-de-lys mark on each side at the forte, hilt comprising lightly engraved fluted quillon-block with downbent rear quillon, the terminal cast as a flower-head on both sides, knuckle-guard with flower-head between petals against a finely punched ground on each side, the terminal en suite and hooked into the pommel-cap, the latter with shaped border and embossed with cherub's head and florets against a punched ground, large compressed button with punched and moulded border, and agate grip (old fractures at the base) of tapering octagonal section, in its black hard leather scabbard with silver locket (probably later) and chape en suite with the hilt
50.3 cm. blade
For information regarding William Knight see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, p. 160
