A BRITISH PATTERN 1854 PICQUET WEIGHT GRENADIER GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD
BY HENRY WILKINSON, SERIAL NO. 40059, CIRCA 1904
With etched blade, nickel-plated steel 'Gothic' hilt pierced with regimental badge (possibly for the 3rd Battalion), and black shagreen-covered wire-bound grip; together with a brown leather-covered scabbard; a second brown leather scabbard with large steel chape; two Burmese dhas, each in wooden scabbard; and a Chinese short-sword, with brass mounts and dark horn grip (blade stuck in scabbard)
The first with 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) blade
A BRITISH PATTERN 1854 PICQUET WEIGHT GRENADIER GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD
BY HENRY WILKINSON, SERIAL NO. 40059, CIRCA 1904
With etched blade, nickel-plated steel 'Gothic' hilt pierced with regimental badge (possibly for the 3rd Battalion), and black shagreen-covered wire-bound grip; together with a brown leather-covered scabbard; a second brown leather scabbard with large steel chape; two Burmese dhas, each in wooden scabbard; and a Chinese short-sword, with brass mounts and dark horn grip (blade stuck in scabbard)
The first with 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) blade
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