dead sword hilt semantics

Triarii · 20th December 2021, 01:35 PM

I'm not sure which element you are referring too. In English, C19th collectors named these 'mortuary ' swords because some of the typical faces, often with the mid C17th 'van dyke' moustache, supposedly commemorated Charles I, but that isn't true. Mine has a range of faces, one of which looks like a woman and another more like Jesus than Charles I!

If you mean the small side branches with the curled ends, then they are also typical of the style.

The black/gold one is supposedly carried by Cromwell in Ireland, but the provenance is unlikely.

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20th December 2021, 01:35 PM	#2
Triarii Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Bristol Posts: 120	I'm not sure which element you are referring too. In English, C19th collectors named these 'mortuary ' swords because some of the typical faces, often with the mid C17th 'van dyke' moustache, supposedly commemorated Charles I, but that isn't true. Mine has a range of faces, one of which looks like a woman and another more like Jesus than Charles I! If you mean the small side branches with the curled ends, then they are also typical of the style. The black/gold one is supposedly carried by Cromwell in Ireland, but the provenance is unlikely.