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Fig. 1499. Sword with a hilt of the "pillow" type
By tradition said to have belonged to Charles I when Prince of Wales. The blade is by Clemens Horn and is dated 1616. The hilt is French, and probably of 1650. Collection: H.M. the King, Windsor Castle
original breadth has been somewhat narrowed. The whole surface is adorned with the richest ornamentation, etched and gilt upon a field brilliantly blued.
