Mr. Oakeshott's Sword

Reventlov · 9th July 2016, 12:15 PM

I remembered another possible appearance of a side ring in a drawing by Hans Holbein, c. 1521. Here the ring seems to appear on a different type of hilt from the other examples so far - I've included a photo of a hilt from Hermann Historica which I think is similar to what is shown.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...he_Younger.jpg

Also here is a somewhat mysterious sword with a side-ring in the Hermitage. The museum dates it to 1400-50, but it's not clear what that is based on... a pommel could have been helpful for dating, but I'd still be inclined to a somewhat later dating. No information on provenance on the website, but it probably came to the museum via the Tsarskoye Selo Arsenal in 1919.

http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/p...661316/?lng=en

9th July 2016, 12:15 PM	#20
Reventlov Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 138	I remembered another possible appearance of a side ring in a drawing by Hans Holbein, c. 1521. Here the ring seems to appear on a different type of hilt from the other examples so far - I've included a photo of a hilt from Hermann Historica which I think is similar to what is shown. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...he_Younger.jpg Also here is a somewhat mysterious sword with a side-ring in the Hermitage. The museum dates it to 1400-50, but it's not clear what that is based on... a pommel could have been helpful for dating, but I'd still be inclined to a somewhat later dating. No information on provenance on the website, but it probably came to the museum via the Tsarskoye Selo Arsenal in 1919. http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/p...661316/?lng=en Attached Images