Hello
Can anyone post some, good color pics of, cromwell actual sword?I know Hanwie and Armor class,make reproductions,
but how close are they?

Thanks

there's a pic in this thread
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=19397

hey Karl,

I gather you are referring to Cromwell's Drogheda mortuary. Armour Class does the best reproduction of the original. I have the Hanwei , they did a very nice job,only the basket is more of a bronze hue than black. The original was black japanned / or lacquered with painted / gold leaf / inlay markings.

the original




my Hanwei Cromwell - center






Armour Class' version

http://www.armourclass.co.uk/Data/Pages/17Century_5.htm




cheers,

Bill










I also have photos of Cromwell's other swords from my research visit to the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon a couple years back.

There is a full length color photo in Harvey Withers' The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords & Sabers.

My scanner is not the best, but here is the photo from Harvey J.S. Withers' The Illustrated Encyclopedia of words & Sabers. I hope it is of interest.

Jonathan

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There's a pic on Flickr of the sword:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leehutchinson/3026046894/

Attached are pics from the following book:

Treasures from the Tower of London: Arms and Armour by A.V.B. Norman

I had to reduce their size and quality to post them.

Danny

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