Early Royal Horse Artillery sword

Jim McDougall · 10th July 2011, 03:43 PM

Thank you so much Richard, and really excited about the book!!! Well understood about the term 'coffin hilt' and thank you for sharing an expanded view of the variations produced. These are amazing examples and I would really love to see your collection published in entirety . I'm really looking forward to more on the mysterious Mr. Runkle, who is a familiar fixture in the literature on British military swords, but only vaguely noted in reference without much detail on his role in the network of blade production.

All the best,
Jim

10th July 2011, 03:43 PM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Thank you so much Richard, and really excited about the book!!! Well understood about the term 'coffin hilt' and thank you for sharing an expanded view of the variations produced. These are amazing examples and I would really love to see your collection published in entirety . I'm really looking forward to more on the mysterious Mr. Runkle, who is a familiar fixture in the literature on British military swords, but only vaguely noted in reference without much detail on his role in the network of blade production. All the best, Jim