Reproducing Cromwells sword

Oliver Cromwell was an extraordinary man in British history; controversial? Abosolutely; but undoubtedly extraordinary . Rising from fairly ordinary beginnings he became ruler of Britain as ‘Lord Protector’ in just a few years during the English Civil wars of the 1640’s and 50’s. I now have the privilege of reproducing one of his swords as closely as possible. The film talks about the sword, the man and how I plan to reproduce it. The forms and sizes of the hilt will be recorded using a technique called photogrammetry, this will be tidied up with 3d sculpting software in virtual reality, 3d printed to create a form and then the details will be hand sculpted onto the forms and then the investment casting process will be used to create fully detailed castings of the hilt. Oliver Cromwells story is complex and the times and causes were complex and of course our interpretation of the morals and practices of the time are seen through a lens looking back 400 years. Both he and his story and especially his r