Basic info

Collection

Military History

Object name

Basket hilted sword

Object category

Weapon

Object subcategory

Edged weapon

Creators

Ferrari, Andrea dei (Manufacturer)

Description

Single edged double grooved blade marked "xx ANDREA FERARA xx". Plain basket hilt with side shells and counter guards. Pierced with heads and leaf designs. Blade has a running wolf mark. Blade probably a contemporary forgery, the hilt would certainly be of lower status than a genuine Ferara blade.

Production date start

1620

Production date end

1690

Period

Stuart

Jacobean

Charles I and Civil War

Commonwealth

Restoration