This account of English swords of the reigns of Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603), James I (r. 1603-1625) and Charles I (r. 1625-49) starts at the very end of the Elizabethan period, as it is not possible …

This sword is believed to have belonged to Sir William Twysden (1566–1628), who was knighted by King James I in 1603, served in Parliament for many years, and was a collector of books …

A similar weapon was the cut-and-thrust mortuary sword which was used after 1625 by cavalry during the English Civil War. This (usually) two-edged sword sported a half-basket hilt with a …

Basket-hilt swords of the early Anglo-Scottish style seem to have been common in the colony. Simple cutting swords of the cutlass, hanger, and falchion family also seem to have been …

Willem van Heythuysen posing with a sword is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, painted in 1625-1630, and now in the Alte Pinakothek, in Munich. It shows …

Title: Viking Sword. Date: 10th century. Culture: European, probably Scandinavia. Medium: Steel, copper, silver, niello. Dimensions: L. 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm); L. of blade 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); W. 4 …

Jul 8, 2014 · a riding or arming sword GERMAN, CIRCA 1625 With tapering double-edged fullered blade, iron guard of flattened bars, the outer side decorated with punched and …

A Finely Mounted Shinto Japanese Samurai Sword, Katana With Good Horimono Of Shoki The Demon Queller Riding A Fierce Dragon Circa 1625. 26 inch long shinogi tsukuri blade.

hilted sword was developed and rose to prominence in the caul-drons of war. It went on to become a defining weapon in human martial conflict and history. Three Distinct Sword Groups …

A Splendid Silver Encrusted Work Of Art Italian Rapier Of “Pillow” Sword Type With Blade By The Justly Renowned Antonio Pincinino Circa 1625.