British Tower of London 1730 - 1750 warders sword, 32 inch single edge, fullered, spear point blade with false edge, dark staining to blade. Hilt with wooden grip minus wire binding. Single piece cast brass, hand and cross guard, knuckle bow (end of bar section to pommel absent). Cast brass pommel embossed with a crown, each face and hand guard face embossed with leaping stallion. GC.
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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