WIÈSE SILVER HUNTING HANGER AND SCABBARD
Jul 18, 2019
2 minutes
BY ROBERT WOOSNAM-SAVAGE FSA
THE term ‘hanger’ was used from early in the 14th century and came to be applied to all short swords that could be worn comfortably for hunting or travelling. By the close of the 17th century, in Europe, firearms had supplanted the crossbow, spear and sword as the main weapon of choice for
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