Sword (1610–1620)
Queen's Guard Chamber, Windsor Castle
A ceremonial early 17th-century sword combining an English-made hilt with a Solingen blade dated 1617. The weapon is associated with the English royal collection, traditionally linked to Charles I.
Type: sword, ceremonial weapon
Origin: Germany (blade: Solingen, 1617) / England (hilt: English work, 1610–1620)
Material: iron, steel, gold, silver, wood
Maker: blade marked with Clemens Horn (Solingen); hilt maker not identified
Technique: gilding, piercing, chasing, chiselling, etching, bluing, stamping
Decoration: gold and silver overlay on the hilt; blued and etched blade with animals, mottoes, and sayings; maker’s mark of Clemens Horn
Inscriptions: mottoes and sayings on blade; mark of Clemens Horn
