Sword & scabbard

This is one of the earliest examples of a Scottish silver-hilted sword. The silver hilt was made by William Clerk in Glasgow around 1698. The scabbard is made of leather.

Smallsword with a silver hilt and blade marked En Tolo, in a leather scabbard, made in Glasgow by William Clerk, probably 1698

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Online ID:	000-100-002-244-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.LA 101
Date:	Around 1698 Probably 1698
Material:	Silver hilt / leather. Inscription: Blade: En Tolo
Dimensions:	945 mm L; hilt 70 mm H; hiltguard 65 mm depth; scabbard 765 mm L
What:	Sword, smallsword / scabbard
Subject:	Swords (NMAS Classification)
Who:	William Clerk, Glasgow (Swordsmith)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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