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A BRITISH PATTERN 1854 PICQUET WEIGHT GRENADIER GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD
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A BRITISH PATTERN 1854 PICQUET WEIGHT GRENADIER GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD

BY HENRY WILKINSON, SERIAL NO. 40059, CIRCA 1904

Fermé23 May 2014

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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

Major FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan (1885-1964).

Note du spécialiste

FitzRoy Richard Somerset was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1904 and served in Hong Kong, North Africa and Palestine before retiring with the rank of Major in 1921.