6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
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AN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY GRIFFIN & ADAMS, SWORD CUTLERS TO HRH THE DUKE OF CLARENCE, 76 STRAND, CIRCA 1803-27
of regulation type, with curved blade etched and gilt with foliage, the crowned Royal arms and Royal cypher on a blued panel over the lower half (light wear), gilt-brass regulation hilt with crowned GR cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in brass-mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed by the retailer, 76.5 cm blade
Sold for £700
of regulation type, with curved blade etched and gilt with foliage, the crowned Royal arms and Royal cypher on a blued panel over the lower half (light wear), gilt-brass regulation hilt with crowned GR cypher, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in brass-mounted leather scabbard, the locket signed by the retailer, 76.5 cm blade
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
