Lodge Sword with Silver Cross-Shaped Crossguard and Leather Scabbard
Steel and silver. Lens-shaped blade with etched laurel leaf decoration as well as a cross and square and compasses, etching partially worn. Engraved "HMJ" on the blade. Grip wrapping with defect. Silver crossguard in cross form. Leather scabbard with two silver fittings. Good overall condition with signs of use. Overall length 83 cm, blade length 71.5 cm.
Lodge swords served as ceremonial weapons in Masonic lodges and related fraternal orders. As unsharpened representative arms, they were carried during lodge meetings, processions, and ritual ceremonies. The cross-shaped silver crossguard is characteristic of lodge officer's swords. The lens-shaped blade (flattened oval cross-section) was a common blade form for ceremonial swords, with different blade geometries denoting different ranks within the fraternity. The partially worn blade etching with laurel leaf decoration is typical of ceremonial swords. Such blades often additionally depicted Masonic symbols such as the square and compasses, the all-seeing eye, or lodge-specific emblems. The mark "HMJ" is probably a maker's mark; lodge swords were produced by specialised weapons manufacturers, including Henderson Ames & Co., Greenwood Atkinson Armstrong Co., and J.M. Litchfield & Co.
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