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urbanspaceman · 19th April 2022, 01:48 PM

Looking over the Royal Collection and The Royal Armouries it appears that the 'basket' hilt predominated.
I can't find early 1700s munitions grade swords hilted in any other way; surely there must be some?

19th April 2022, 01:48 PM	#1
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	1700s battlefield swords Looking over the Royal Collection and The Royal Armouries it appears that the 'basket' hilt predominated. I can't find early 1700s munitions grade swords hilted in any other way; surely there must be some?