Royal artillery field officer sword and scabbard
Maker
Henry Wilkinson
Production date
Circa 1910
Description
Royal Artillery Field Officer's sword and scabbard, c.1910, Henry Wilkinson manufacture. Blade decorated with foliate designs also lions rampant. The number 48722 on one side of the blade indicates that this sword was purchased by officer and not Army issue. Wilkinson's have record of private purchasers back to 1854. Scabbard of metal covered in brown leather with an attached frog strap.
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Object Detail
Length: blade: 890mm
Length: whole: 1055mm
Width: blade at shoulder: 32mm
Marks/Inscriptions: London made; Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Stamped
Marks/Inscriptions: foliate designs and lions rampant over "By Warrant". Aritllery mark of wheeled canon. U.B.I.Q. beneath royal cypher of George V and Royal Arms beneath crown.; Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Stamped; Notes: one side
Marks/Inscriptions: Royal Artillery and Proof Mark.; Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Stamped; Notes: other side
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