Proto Mortuary Sword

urbanspaceman · 5th December 2025, 08:48 PM

Hello Folks. Mortuary swords are on my radar at present because I don't have one and I am torn between the odd and the exemplary. I have a Cavalier rapier (with a Toledo blade - remember Jim) that has a very similar hilt to the Mortuary but I have my eye on two examples of Proto style Mortuaries. The one has an unusual shell, the other a thumb ring, which is what I am leaning towards. It has the Green Man rather than the Cavalier head and I suspect will have been hilted on Islay which according to a reliable source is where many Mortuary swords were hilted.
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Your example Triari would have made my choice even harder.

5th December 2025, 08:48 PM	#5
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 733	Proto Hello Folks. Mortuary swords are on my radar at present because I don't have one and I am torn between the odd and the exemplary. I have a Cavalier rapier (with a Toledo blade - remember Jim) that has a very similar hilt to the Mortuary but I have my eye on two examples of Proto style Mortuaries. The one has an unusual shell, the other a thumb ring, which is what I am leaning towards. It has the Green Man rather than the Cavalier head and I suspect will have been hilted on Islay which according to a reliable source is where many Mortuary swords were hilted. ps Your example Triari would have made my choice even harder. Last edited by urbanspaceman; 5th December 2025 at 08:54 PM. Reason: ps