About this object
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ID:
52.12(2)
Production date:
Late Medieval; c. 1330; (scabbard = 20th century replica)
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Location:
In Store
This is a replica scabbard with original medieval silver mounts. The mounts were found on a sword which was discovered in the Thames during the building of the first Westminster Bridge in 1742. It must have been lost or deliberately thrown into the river in its scabbard. Although the wood and leather scabbard had rotted away, the silver mounts by which it was attached to the sword belt were still in place on the blade. The upper mount is engraved with a stag's head and the words 'wist.i wist.i' ('I knew, I knew') - probably the family crest and motto of the knight who owned the sword.
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Measurements
L 898 mm; W 93 mm; D 20 mm; WT 0.5 kg (scabbard) (overall), L 898 mm; W 89 mm (overall)
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Materials
silver; wood and leather
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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