E1601

Solid half-basket hilted sword Long Caption: Owned by Lieutenant Ebenezer Wood, Royal Dockyard Battalion. The hilt consists of a solid half-basket guard with raised bars and crown and anchor badge. There is a hinged flap on the inside, a lion's-head pommel with elaborately carved mane extending the full length of the back-piece, and a black fish-skin grip bound with three copper wires. Blade is flat-backed, slightly curved, with a double-edged spear point and etched decoration. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1573 Artist: Henry Wilkinson Date: 1850-1859 Medium: copper wire; gilt brass; fish-skin; steel; textile Size: 794 mm x 25 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.