Examples of later bastard sword hilts
Longsword, German, circa 1500-1525 Fig-shaped pommel spirally fluted (writhen) and gadrooned; shouldered wooden grip bound with cord; slightly forward-curving quillons, flat and widening at the ends, decorated with roping on the left side and bordered with lines on the other, a side-ring chased with baluster ornaments in the middle and ending in grotesque heads, is applied to the quillons on the outside side; on the other side a semi- Pas D`ane connected by a slanting ring. Broad, associated st
An Eastern European Medieval Sword with Scabbard, first half of the 14th century The hilt all encrusted with silver (niello). The blade inlaid with gilt inscriptions. The upper back side of the blade engraved with a Mameluk inscription (arsenal of Alexandria). Leather bound scabbard with silver mounts. Overall length: 105.3 cm (41.5"); Blade length: 88.4 cm (34.8"); Scabbard length: 89.5 cm (35.2”) Located at Reichsstadtmuseum Rothenburg, Germany.
A German Medieval Sword, circa 1350 The front of the pommel has an inset brass eagle (Reichsadler) and the back has a dragon. The fullered blade is inlaid with a cross potent of the German Order of the Knights. Overall length: 113.5 cm (44.7"); Blade length: 88 cm (34.6") Located at Reichsstadtmuseum Rothenburg, German
