Thames Basket Hilt Type Xa They are a butt cap

They are a butt cap and a butt spike

Width Back to Edge: ~8

The inner guard of a single bar originates at a midpoint on the knuckle bow then branching into three bars terminating at the ends of the hilt arms

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rather than one with a single edge

Thames Basket Hilt Type Xa They are a butt capBased on Original: Circa 1540 English, Find place Thames River, Royal Armouries, Leeds (IX. 4427) Overall length: 43. 6" Blade length: 37. 3" Blade Width: 1. 6" Guard Width: 9" Grip Length: 3. 4" COG: 6. 7" Weight: 3. 2 lbs 1465 gr An early English basket hilt replica based on one recovered from the bed of the Thames River. This elegant sword now resides in the Royal Armoury in Leeds and is one of the finest examples of this Tudor style of early