The hilt and blade of the decorative sword were beautifully carved. From LearnThat.org.
The hilt is cast metal with antique nickel plate and leather wrap. From Wordnik.com. [Needle Is Here!] Reference
From the short sword hilt -- trifles both which can. From Wordnik.com. [Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and other poems] Reference
They eyed my sword hilt, and looked ready for flight. From Wordnik.com. [Montlivet] Reference
His hand on his sword hilt, Daoud surveyed the large chamber. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Fergus rested his free hand on the sword hilt at his left hip. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Have you, my dear reader, seen a sword hilt, of curious, and of. From Wordnik.com. [An History of Birmingham (1783)] Reference
Then Harek looked at me and touched his sword hilt, and I nodded. From Wordnik.com. [King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet] Reference
And that sword hilt, worn smooth by handling and with an amber knob?. From Wordnik.com. [The Virgin of the Sun] Reference
Goddard grew white to the lips, and fingered his sword hilt nervously. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Despatch] Reference
The hand which had clutched at the sword hilt hung listless at his side. From Wordnik.com. [Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee] Reference
Von Steegman's hand dropped to his sword hilt, his face went the colour of. From Wordnik.com. [On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles] Reference
See what wondrous mail they have, and look at the sword hilt of the elder man. From Wordnik.com. [A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex] Reference
He removed his hand from his sword hilt and returned to leaning against his horse. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Setting the flagon aside, he sat on the bed and used his sword hilt to break the lock. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Among the Penihings in Long Tjehan I never saw a sword hilt carved with any other motif. From Wordnik.com. [Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917] Reference
"Pig of an Englishman," he exclaimed, clapping his hand on his sword hilt, "you shall die for this!". From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection] Reference
Then I dashed once more across the green lawn of the Braes and drew my sword hilt across the shutter. From Wordnik.com. [The Tory Maid] Reference
Hulagur's hand was on his sword hilt, his eyes darting from one of those silent watchers to the next. From Wordnik.com. [The Defiant Agents] Reference
Frances drew back, startled, and Hamilton grasped his sword hilt, drawing the blade half from its scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [The Touchstone of Fortune] Reference
The warrior clutched his sword hilt with a sort of groan, and turned and took me into the house without a word. From Wordnik.com. [King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut] Reference
But Wislac smiled at that, and took hold of his sword hilt, loosening the strings which bound it to the sheath. From Wordnik.com. [A Thane of Wessex] Reference
Mendoza lifted one of his hands from the sword hilt, and took hers, with as much gentleness as was possible to him. From Wordnik.com. [In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid] Reference
He took a step backward, almost as if he had been struck a physical blow, and he gripped his sword hilt for reassurance. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
The handle is of buffalo or other horn, with a double scoop to fit the grasp; and at the hilt is a conical ornament of zinc. From Wordnik.com. [First Footsteps in East Africa] Reference
Sir Percevall, with plumed hat in one hand and sword hilt in the other, advanced ponderously, bowing low at every other step. From Wordnik.com. [The Panchronicon] Reference
The sword hilt was withdrawn from the young fellow's mouth in an instant, and his face flushed as red as his scarlet uniform. From Wordnik.com. [The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia] Reference
He was red enough now, but his hand played nervously with his sword hilt, and once when men shouted in the wood, he clutched it. From Wordnik.com. [A Thane of Wessex] Reference
His motion of tossing away the sword hilt gave me the fraction of time which sometimes is the difference between life and death. From Wordnik.com. [The Way of a Man] Reference
And I grasped my sword hilt, as one does in some sudden terror, staring at the open mound; while old Thord muttered spells against. From Wordnik.com. [King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet] Reference
Like tooth on tooth, steel on steel clashed and snapped; bayonet broke on sabre and scythe on sword hilt; fist met fist and arm met arm. From Wordnik.com. [Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812] Reference
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