Basket-Hilted Sword, 1600–1625, British, Steel, silver, gold, leather, L. 39 3/8 in. (100 cm); L. of blade 33 in. ( cm); W

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Basket-Hilted Sword, 1600–1625, British, Steel, silver, gold, leather, L. 39 3/8 in. (100 cm); L. of blade 33 in. ( cm); W. 5 3/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. 13 oz. (1729 g), Swords, This sword is believed to have belonged to Sir William Twysden (1566–1628), who was knighted by King James I in 1603, served in Parliament for many years, and was a collector of books and manuscripts. It is one of the finest examples of a silver encrusted English basket-hilted sword of this period

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