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British Grenadier Guards Dress Sword. Battle Honours. Owners Initials. #2509010
This Grenadier Guards Officers dress sword was made by the Wilkinson Sword Company and was retailed by Edward Smith of Saville Row, London. Smith was an established supplier of swords to Guards regiments.
The 825mm thrusting blade (1892 pattern) is of dumbbell form, the first third of the blade having a symmetrical dumbbell-like cross section with a flat spine and belly and a short central fuller. The blade has a wedge-shaped cross section for the last two-thirds of its length and terminates in a narrow spear point.
The blade is in excellent condition with only a few small spots of tarnish. The etching is deep and crisp. The blade is etched with the crowned royal cypher of King George V above crossed laurel and palm fronds. Below this are etched eleven battle honours from the Peninsular, Waterloo, Crimea, Egypt, Sudan and South African. A central cartouche bears the owner’s initials, A. M. S.
The obverse is etched with a Georgian crown above a flaming grenade and crossed laurel and palm fronds. Below these are thirteen earlier battle honours, from Tangier in 1680 down to Nive in 1813.
The ricasso bears the retailer’s details, “E. Smith, 5 Boyle Street, Saville Row.” The obverse ricasso bears a Wilkinson Sword Co. etched Damascus star proof mark, identified by James Elstob as type #377 on the excellent “Langham’s British Sword Research” website.
The spine is stamped made in England and bears the Smith customer order number 14012.
The Gothic steel hilt is in great condition and retains its nickel plating. The guard bears the flaming grenade badge of the Grenadier Guards above the Flowers of the Union and showing the cypher of George V. The shagreen grip is in good condition and the twisted wire is intact and tight. The blade is firm in the hilt. The upper section of the guard is wrapped with its brown leather sword knot.
The sword is complete with its brown leather covered field scabbard. The scabbard is in good condition with some areas of mouse damage at the bottom. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.
This is a great example of a scarce Grenadier Guards officer’s dress sword, complete with researchable owner’s initials.
£695.00
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