16thC SWASHBUCKLER CROSS-HILT GILDED IRON SWORD POMMEL - CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS - UK

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Extremely rare and remarkable find from a field on the borders of Eastern Cambridge. Even the substantial Medieval iron wheel pommels are exceptionally rare discoveries, so this surviving global iron example sporting remnants of elaborate gilded segment ribbing with waist band is bordering on the miraculous! Size: 5.5cm (dia) by 4.2cm (height) Weight: 145.5g Pommel tang apertures: 1.1cm by 0.45cm (top) - 1.3cm by 0.6cm (bottom) The sword was worn slung the waist over the hip. The buckler (small circular shield) was generally hung over the sword, and if the man deliberately adopted a swaggaring walk, or swash, his buckler would clatter noisily against his sword. This was the origin of the expression 'Swashbuckler' Condition: Formally a once magnificent pommel where rust has certainly taken it's toll, but the defined segment ridges remain pronounce and remnants of gilding are in evidence, including a thin waistband which is truly amazing in it's own right. I am aware of one other discovery in this line (from a different region) with little evidence remaining in the way of ridging and no trace of gilding - yet it was a highly prised find in PAS listings. Whereas, this pommel has resided in a collection for some considerable time (preumably discovered before the scheme was set up) as there is no supporting paperwork. However the information read more
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