Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post

urbanspaceman · 24th March 2022, 11:45 AM

This was obviously a very luxurious and expensive sword.
As almost all of these bladed swords went to Jacobites in 1687 and early 1688 (i.e. before the Glorious Revolution and the change in ownership of The Hollow Sword Blade Company) and given the proximity to Shotley village of so many wealthy Jacobites - with Radclyffe being the nearest and most important - I am going to suggest it was his sword (he was hanged in 1716 for leading the '15 rebellion).
My next step is to contact our Jacobite society hereabouts to see if any records exist.
But, if there is anyone out there who might be able to shed some light on this issue I would be very pleased.

24th March 2022, 11:45 AM	#2
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 566	PS Ownership This was obviously a very luxurious and expensive sword. As almost all of these bladed swords went to Jacobites in 1687 and early 1688 (i.e. before the Glorious Revolution and the change in ownership of The Hollow Sword Blade Company) and given the proximity to Shotley village of so many wealthy Jacobites - with Radclyffe being the nearest and most important - I am going to suggest it was his sword (he was hanged in 1716 for leading the '15 rebellion). My next step is to contact our Jacobite society hereabouts to see if any records exist. But, if there is anyone out there who might be able to shed some light on this issue I would be very pleased.