Side sword with Victorian chiseled hilt?

[10thRoyal]

Originally Posted by Interested Party

Somewhere in Norman recently I read about a style of 17th century English hilts with joints like bamboo. If memory serves p. 373, the section on chiseled hilts. I will double check later after work if no one else posts.

Interesting. My mind immediately went to finger bones but I see the bamboo now.