Sword, Scabbard, D24.2259
Physical Description
Curved, single-edged steel blade. Slightly pitted. Convex curved tip. Single groove running unfledged side tip to hilt. Unguarded white bone or wood hilt, undecorated, capped with plain silver at blade end and pommel. Hilt follows curve of blade. Plain brown wooden scabbard in two pieces bound by fourteen bands at regular intervals. Square-ended, flat round-section at hilt end.
Provenance
Locality:
Burma
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 790 x 38 x 34mmMaximum dimensions (H x W x D) (a - Sword): 770 x 30 x 28mm
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (b - Scabbard): 495 x 38 x 34mm
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