Sword
Kings County Museum of New Brunswick
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| Nom de l'objet : | Sword |
| Type de l'objet : | Sabre |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Armament - Edged |
| Matériaux : | Metal Wood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2008.011.01 |
| Description : | Curved sword with handguard, pommel made of brass, pommel shaped like a lion's head. Handle made of wood, wrapped in copper wire. Blade engraved with the following: mounted hussar on either side with "Vivat Hussar" (Long Live the Hussars). Right side - rose, laurel. Left side - sack of assorted arms, water lily. Blade - 85.5 cm. hilt - 14.5 cm, blade 3 cm at widest, made of steel. |
| Commentaires : | This sword is a Seven Year's War Era Hussar Officer's sword of Russian origin. It is very similar to the 1740 pattern but may be even earlier. On the dull edge of the ricasso there is an inscription left by the maker which roughly reads: COANHRE which is Russian for Solingen. Solingen is a city in Prussia where many such blades were crafted. The hilt of the sword bears a plain back-strap that leads to a lion shaped pommel. On the blade there are two mounted hussar's on either side with "Vivat Hussar" (Vivat is Latin and stands for "Long Live the") above them. These types of engravings are typical on Russian Hussar blades. On the right side of the blade there is an engraved rose and laurel, on the left side there is a sack of assorted arms and a water lily. The hilt of the sword is made of wood and has been wrapped in copper wire. The blade is blued up to the last engraving and the scabbard is made of brass. These types of swords were specially crafted for each officer and this was most likely taken from a dead officer by a British soldier. |
| Largeur : | 3 |
| Profondeur : | 1 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 2 |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Hampton |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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