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Small-sword, France (1655)

Queen's Guard Chamber, Windsor Castle

Traditionally said to have been presented by Emperor Charles VI to the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The hilt was formerly attributed to Benvenuto Cellini, although this attribution is no longer accepted. The blade is believed to be a near-contemporary replacement.

Type: Small-sword

Overall length: 101.4 cm

Origin: France

Material: Iron, steel, wood, wire

Technique: Forging, chiselling, piercing, wirework, high relief

Construction: Wooden grip carved with spiralling grooves, bound with steel wire and overlaid with twisted wire

Decoration: Iron hilt decorated in high relief with military and allegorical scenes; pommel depicting Roman soldiers approaching a town on one side and captives presented to an officer on the other; shell guards featuring cavalry combat and the presentation of captured colours; quillons in the form of satyrs; secondary motifs including serpents, masks and winged putti

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