Thames Basket Hilt Type Xa Width Back to Edge: ~8
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Width Back to Edge: ~8
The inner guard of a single bar originates at a midpoint on the knuckle bow then branching into three bars terminating at the ends of the hilt arms
formerly in the Collection at Schloss Erbach
rather than one with a single edge
Thames Basket Hilt Type Xa Width Back to Edge: ~8Based on Original: Circa 1540 English, Find place Thames River, Royal Armouries, Leeds (IX. 4427) Overall length: 43. 6" Blade length: 37. 3" Blade Width: 1. 6" Guard Width: 9" Grip Length: 3. 4" COG: 6. 7" Weight: 3. 2 lbs 1465 gr An early English basket hilt replica based on one recovered from the bed of the Thames River. This elegant sword now resides in the Royal Armoury in Leeds and is one of the finest examples of this Tudor style of early