E1326

S-Bar fighting sword Long Caption: S-Bar fighting sword which belonged to Captain George Bague, R.N. (fl.1798-1855). The hallmarked silver hilt has a pierced half basket extending on both sides of the knuckle-bow, the reverse side being broken off. The pierced top to the guard resembles the heart-shaped shell of the small sword and has a short up-turned quillon set slightly to the obverse. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1263 Artist: Francis Crump Date: 1750 Medium: hall-marked silver; leather; silver wire and ribbon; steel Size: 762 mm x 25 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.