Description: ***************************************************************************************Jen's Antique Gallery invites you to bid on a Vintage Original Knights Templar 10k Gold Pendant! Rare! Nice Condition! Marked on jump ring. Weighs 7.37 grams or .26 oz. Pendant has knights helmet and upper armor highly detailed with crossing swords in background. An orange colored cross with detailed crown in center with the words “In Hoc Signo Vinces” around it. The back has a gold shield with the letters “KSHTWSST” around the middle. Here is some info I found-This "Keystone" symbol which has the letters "K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T." in a circular fashion is from the capitular degrees of free masonry, more commonly known as a Royal Arch Mason. This symbol is that of a man that was a Royal Arch Mason as well as a Master Mason who is active in his Masonic Blue Lodge. "K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T." The above letters are usually seen in a circular fashion inside the 'keystone' symbol and this symbol is from the capitular degrees of free masonry, more commonly known as a Royal Arch Mason. This symbol is that of a man that was a Royal Arch Mason as well as a Master Mason who was active in his local Masonic Blue Lodge. Although the highest degree that a "Free and Accepted Mason" can attain is that of a 'Master Mason', there are other appended organizations and the 'Royal Arch Mason' is one of them. Initially, there are three degrees that an individual is required to attain to become a Mason; 'Entered Apprentice', 'Fellow-Craft' and then he is raised to 'Master Mason'. Although "Master Mason" is the highest degree in the "Free and Accepted Masons" fraternity, there are other appended organizations which require that the member first be a "Master Mason" in order to participate. In each of these appended organizations, the Master Mason is instructed in additional degrees. Some of these appended organizations are; York Rite Mason, Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner. The "K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T." symbol indicates that the person had completed the cryptic degrees of the York Rite and was a "Royal Arch Mason" in the York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry. This pendant is of a Masonic Knights Templar symbol showing a cross within a crown inside a Maltese cross, which has the Latin phrase, "in hoc signo vinces." The phrase means "in this sign you shall conquer" and was used by Constantine as a military motto in the early 4th Century. The phrase was also used by the original Knights Templar military order that was founded during the Crusades. The Freemasons began using Templar rituals and symbols in the late 1700's. Knights Templar legends and myths are quite popular in movies and books such as The Da Vinci Code, Foucault's Pendulum, National Treasure, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Some also see the parallels between the Jedi Knights of Star Wars and the Knights Templar military order. The meaning of K.S.H.T.W.S.S.T. is esoteric and cannot be explained here. You must ask a Mason; however, you shall receive no answer. To do so, would be to disavow his pledge. It will not be me. (If I tell you, I would have to kill you.) Let it suffice, Major Francis Livingston Wadsworth is known as a Freemason by this token. York Rite Masons remember the order of the lettering by this cute little verse, "King Solomon Had Twelve Wives Some Say Twenty." It identified a Freemason who was a Knight Templar in the York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry. The Masons have their roots in the Middle Ages when various Christian organizations were formed to shepherd pilgrims to and from the Holy Land. The Masons exist today in every corner of the world as a Christian, philanthropic organization. Check my other auctions for GREAT DEALS & combine shipping! This is in very good condition. See photo's for actual condition. As is. Buy it Now Only $895.99! BUY IT NOW ONLY $895.99!!!!!!!!!! Check out my other auctions for other Original & Vintage Collectibles! E-mail any questions. See shipping. Cost include's bubble envelope's, manilla envelope's, shipping peanuts, bubble wrap, plastic wrap, boxes, paper, etc. Delivery Confirmation is included with all items. Thanks and good luck! I ACCEPT PAYPAL! Check out my other auctions to save on s/h!
Price: 895.95 USD
Location: Bushkill, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-03-07T15:48:20.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Organization: Masonic, Freemasonry
Year: Unknown
