Details

Object type

basket-hilted sword

Artist/Maker

Herman Keisser

John Simpson I (the Elder)

Place Associated

Scotland, Glasgow and Germany (place of manufacture)

Date

circa 1720

Materials

steel, iron, leather, wood, fishskin, wool

Dimensions

overall: 1000 x 200 x 150 mm

Description

Basket-hilted sword, the knucklebow of the pierced basket hilt marked 'IS', the initials of the maker John Simpson the elder (admitted a freeman of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow, 22 August 1683). The imported German blade is inscribed 'GOTT BEWAHR DIE AUFRECHTE SCHOTTEN' ('God protect the upright Scots') circa 1720.

Credit Line/Donor

C. E. Whitelaw bequest, 1940

Collection

Charles E Whitelaw Collection of Scottish Arms and Weapons

ID Number

E.1940.45.es

Location

Kelvingrove Conflict and Consequence