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A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)

London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 234

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. Exhibited at Ironmongers^ Hall, London. 177 A Turkish Scimitar. Thelength of the curved blade is 2 feet3^ inches; of the wooden handle,9|- inches; the latter has a largecushion-shaped pommel. The extremewidth of the blade is 3^ inches ; it isonly one-edged, excepting towards thepoint; the back… … In an inventory of the Companys goods,taken Jan. 18, 1774, is an entry:— 11 longpikes and 2 Halberts and an old Sword. Itis supposed, by one who recollects it for fiftyyears, that this is the sword in question, andthat it was presented by Mr. Carter at the sametime as the suit of armour. Exhibited…

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