Lot 25088 BRITISH 1845 PATTERN OFFICER'S SWORD
BRITISH 1845 PATTERN OFFICER'S SWORD
(1) SLIGHTLY CURVED SINGLE-FULLERED BLADE, RICASSO ACID ETCHED: "PHILLIPS, STRAND, LONDON", OTHER-SIDE RICASSO ACID ETCHED WITH FLORAL DESIGN WITH BRASS EMBLEM MARKED: "PROVED" IN THE CENTER, BLADE ACID ETCHED VICTORIAN CROWN OVER "VR" CYPHER WITH VARIOUS DECORATIVE FLORAL ETCHINGS ON EITHER SIDE, DECORATIVE STEEL CROSS-GUARD / HILT, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS, WIRE WRAPPED GRIP, METAL GRIP BACKING, METAL POMMEL, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS, STEEL SCABBARD WITH ONE HANGER, ONE IS MISSING, ONE THROAT SCREW IS MISSING / CRACKED ABOVE HOLE, VARIOUS DENTS, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS ON SCABBARD, BLADE APPROX. 34.75" & OVERALL LENGTH APPROX. 40.75". SEE PHOTOS.
(1) SLIGHTLY CURVED SINGLE-FULLERED BLADE, RICASSO ACID ETCHED: "PHILLIPS, STRAND, LONDON", OTHER-SIDE RICASSO ACID ETCHED WITH FLORAL DESIGN WITH BRASS EMBLEM MARKED: "PROVED" IN THE CENTER, BLADE ACID ETCHED VICTORIAN CROWN OVER "VR" CYPHER WITH VARIOUS DECORATIVE FLORAL ETCHINGS ON EITHER SIDE, DECORATIVE STEEL CROSS-GUARD / HILT, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS, WIRE WRAPPED GRIP, METAL GRIP BACKING, METAL POMMEL, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS, STEEL SCABBARD WITH ONE HANGER, ONE IS MISSING, ONE THROAT SCREW IS MISSING / CRACKED ABOVE HOLE, VARIOUS DENTS, NO VISIBLE MARKINGS ON SCABBARD, BLADE APPROX. 34.75" & OVERALL LENGTH APPROX. 40.75". SEE PHOTOS.
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