Sword & scabbard

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LA 101
• Date: Around 1698
  Probably 1698
  
• Material: Silver hilt / leather. Inscription: Blade: En Tolo
  Sword, smallsword / scabbard
  
• 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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