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

Blixa Bargeld, live at Zentrum fur verfolgte Kunst, Solingen, 25/06/2026

Richard is confirmed to attend the German Castle Con at Schloss Burg in Solingen on September 5–6, 2026.

It’s nice to have family that supports my hobbies… aka sword collecting.

It’s a German cane sword made by Solingen.

(Other sword in the first 2 photos is a fencing arming sword. It was out since I was showing it to my dad)