Basket-hilted Sword blade dated 1662 Blade by Johannes Wundes the Younger Germany English hilts of this type, with chiseled ornament featuring portrait medallions, are often referred to as mortuary swords. The term seems to be an invention of nineteenth-century collectors and refers to a supposed likeness between King Charles I (executed in 1649) and the portrait medallions on the Basket-hilted Sword. hilt, British; blade, German. blade dated 1662. Steel, wood, silver. Swords

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