Turkey Swords - C17th England

Triarii · 7th April 2023, 12:56 PM

Jim,

Yes - identifying if the book that appears in a search is the right volume is the problem. None matched the exact title. The Royal Armouries have a copy.

I've found Markham (some good stuff on waistbelts /girdles and baldricks too) and RR Sharpe, which mentions Turky and Turkey blades and Irish and open hilts, so there's another link that the basket hilts had 'Turky' blades.

Triarii · 13th April 2023, 03:20 PM

Coming back to Turkey swords and Irish hilts, I had some comms with the Wakefield Museum staff about the Sandal Castle basket hilted sword and unfortunately the curve to the blade is bend damage rather than a curved blade.

7th April 2023, 12:56 PM	#1
Triarii Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Bristol Posts: 120	Jim, Yes - identifying if the book that appears in a search is the right volume is the problem. None matched the exact title. The Royal Armouries have a copy. I've found Markham (some good stuff on waistbelts /girdles and baldricks too) and RR Sharpe, which mentions Turky and Turkey blades and Irish and open hilts, so there's another link that the basket hilts had 'Turky' blades. Last edited by Triarii; 7th April 2023 at 01:10 PM.

13th April 2023, 03:20 PM	#2
Triarii Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Bristol Posts: 120	Coming back to Turkey swords and Irish hilts, I had some comms with the Wakefield Museum staff about the Sandal Castle basket hilted sword and unfortunately the curve to the blade is bend damage rather than a curved blade. Attached Images