THE ROYAL NAVY CUTLASS.

Hotspur · 17th November 2017, 09:07 AM

Paraphrased from elsewhere
" Sir Alexander Popham, an English seventeenth century
military figure, was painted in his equestrian portrait wearing a kasthane."

The Royal Armouries used to have a page dedicated to reviewing the portrait with glorious close-ups of his kastane. I believe there is a pdf showing some shots of the Littlecote Armoury, with a smaller detailed b&w view of the portrait. It has been posted here in the past.

It appears that the Dutch Indies trade were influential in the development of some form of hilts. From my brief look at kastane, it seems a subject one could spend a life in discovery.

Cheers

GC

Indeed
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17th November 2017, 09:07 AM	#1
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 523	Paraphrased from elsewhere " Sir Alexander Popham, an English seventeenth century military figure, was painted in his equestrian portrait wearing a kasthane." The Royal Armouries used to have a page dedicated to reviewing the portrait with glorious close-ups of his kastane. I believe there is a pdf showing some shots of the Littlecote Armoury, with a smaller detailed b&w view of the portrait. It has been posted here in the past. It appears that the Dutch Indies trade were influential in the development of some form of hilts. From my brief look at kastane, it seems a subject one could spend a life in discovery. Cheers GC Indeed http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14998 Last edited by Hotspur; 17th November 2017 at 10:27 AM.