A Military Officer's Basket-Hilted Backsword Of So-Called 'Pinch Of Snuff' Type Late 18th CenturyWith tapering fullered blade double-edged over a third of its length to the point, elaborate iron guard of slender bars framing open panels filled by scrolled crosses between diamond-shaped panels and centred on ovals, rivetted fore-guard with diamond-shaped piercing between incised lines, compressed bun-shaped pommel with button, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip bound with a strip of silver ribbon between silver wire (some old rust patination) 85.9 cm. blade FootnotesA similar sword appears in 'The Pinch of Snuff', a painting attributed to William Delacour The picture shows an officer, probably of the 78th or Fraser's Regiment (1757-6). Another is depicted being held by the Hon. William Gordon, painted by Pompeo Batoni in 1766, in the uniform of the 105th The Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Highlanders. See John Wallace Scottish Swords and Dirks, 1970, p. 53, fig. 44 For other related examples see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, pp. 169-175
A Military Officer's Basket-Hilted Backsword Of So-Called 'Pinch Of Snuff' Type Late 18th CenturyWith tapering fullered blade double-edged over a third of its length to the point, elaborate iron guard of slender bars framing open panels filled by scrolled crosses between diamond-shaped panels and centred on ovals, rivetted fore-guard with diamond-shaped piercing between incised lines, compressed bun-shaped pommel with button, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip bound with a strip of silver ribbon between silver wire (some old rust patination) 85.9 cm. blade FootnotesA similar sword appears in 'The Pinch of Snuff', a painting attributed to William Delacour The picture shows an officer, probably of the 78th or Fraser's Regiment (1757-6). Another is depicted being held by the Hon. William Gordon, painted by Pompeo Batoni in 1766, in the uniform of the 105th The Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Highlanders. See John Wallace Scottish Swords and Dirks, 1970, p. 53, fig. 44 For other related examples see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, pp. 169-175
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