Sword - British Infantry Officer's Sword

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Date:1790

Description:A narrow bladed sword in a brown leather scabbard with brass trimmings, 1790.

The handle is silver with a decorative thread design. The sword has a hand guard made up of two oval discs with a lip and a knuckleguard. A cotton strip of red and yellow is tied to a loop on the handle.

The attached tag reads: 'Sword belonging to a member of the most noble Order of the Garter'.


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Donor ref:LEAMG : M4410.1996 (70/20187)

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