A BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD

細節
A BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD
LATE 17TH CENTURY

The tapering blade with triple fullers for half its length to either side, inscribed to one side Captain James Menzies, Comrie and to the other Killiecrankie 1689, the lacquered iron hilt with fluted domed pommel of simple flattened bars pierced with hearts and circles with later tartan liner and plain wood grip
37½in. (95.2cm) overall
出版
The red and white book of Menzies, by D.P. Menzies, Glasgow 1894, illustration page 368