An English hunting hanger c.1670

A late seventeenth century English hunting sword or hanger. Although originally intended to be used a hunting weapon, this type of sword became very popular with naval officers and pirates in the second half of the seventeenth century due to its smaller size making it handier as a side-arm on board ships.
 
Similar examples at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and Colonial Wiliamsburg:
 
https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-78673
 
https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/79539/british-antler-and-brass-hilted-hanger
 
This example has a staghorn grip and a brass guard decorated with a winged cherub's head on the shell and a huntsman and hounds on the pommel. The hilt components have a significant amount of play (probably due to the staghorn grip shrinking with age), but the whole assembly is still held solidly by the peened tang.
 
Blade length: 60.5 cm
Overall length: 73 cm
1660-1700