Posted on by Erik Chipchase

victoriansword:

Italian Sword and Helmet of a Senior Cavalry Officer, Late 19th Century

Kingdom of Italy, Sabre adapted in 1873, with wide, slightly curved, single-and false-edged blade, with a small fuller that doubles in the last third, first part engraved with Savoy eagle, trophies and floral motifs on a dark ground, tang marked ‘DITTA SARDI E. E FIGLIO TORINO’; iron hilt with guard with bands, long cap, checkered at the base and smooth, ebony grip. Nickel-plated scabbard with two suspension rings. Complete with clutches and sword-knot.The helmet with smooth, iron skull, brass crest, carved with floral motifs in bass-relief on the sides, a lion’s head in the front part, a crowned monogram ‘U’ at he medallions base; black fur (small parts missing) with iron cross in the center, brass border, leather chin-strap covered with scales decorated in bass-relief, a cockade on the left side. Internal part in leather and cloth. length 98 cm.

Posted on by Erik Chipchase

victoriansword:

Italian Sword and Helmet of a Senior Cavalry Officer, Late 19th Century

Kingdom of Italy, Sabre adapted in 1873, with wide, slightly curved, single-and false-edged blade, with a small fuller that doubles in the last third, first part engraved with Savoy eagle, trophies and floral motifs on a dark ground, tang marked ‘DITTA SARDI E. E FIGLIO TORINO’; iron hilt with guard with bands, long cap, checkered at the base and smooth, ebony grip. Nickel-plated scabbard with two suspension rings. Complete with clutches and sword-knot.The helmet with smooth, iron skull, brass crest, carved with floral motifs in bass-relief on the sides, a lion’s head in the front part, a crowned monogram ‘U’ at he medallions base; black fur (small parts missing) with iron cross in the center, brass border, leather chin-strap covered with scales decorated in bass-relief, a cockade on the left side. Internal part in leather and cloth. length 98 cm.

Posted on by Erik Chipchase

barbucomedie:

Arming Sword from Italy, probably Milan, dated between 1370-1430 on display at the Royal Armouries in Leeds

The forward cross-guard of this sword has a small hook-like branch for the forefinger to give extra control and protection. One of a group of about 75 swords, part of the arsenal of Alexandria.

The sword bears an Arabic inscription on both sides which dates it to about 1432 (836 in the Islamic calendar). Translated it reads:

“Unalienably bequeathed by al-Malik al-Ashraf BarsbÛy – may his victory be glorious! – in the magazines of the victorious arms in the frontier city of Sikandar ya [Alexandria], the well guarded, from what came into his ownership, in the month of al-Muharran, of the year A.H. 836.”

Photographs taken by myself 2017

Posted on by Erik Chipchase

barbucomedie:

Arming Sword from Italy, probably Milan, dated between 1370-1430 on display at the Royal Armouries in Leeds

The forward cross-guard of this sword has a small hook-like branch for the forefinger to give extra control and protection. One of a group of about 75 swords, part of the arsenal of Alexandria.

The sword bears an Arabic inscription on both sides which dates it to about 1432 (836 in the Islamic calendar). Translated it reads:

“Unalienably bequeathed by al-Malik al-Ashraf BarsbÛy – may his victory be glorious! – in the magazines of the victorious arms in the frontier city of Sikandar ya [Alexandria], the well guarded, from what came into his ownership, in the month of al-Muharran, of the year A.H. 836.”

Photographs taken by myself 2017