A Regimental 1896 Pattern Officer's Sword of the IV Queen's Own Hussars
35*
A Regimental 1896 Pattern Officer's Sword of the IV Queen's Own Hussars
88.5cm blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, numbered 40878 for 1906, etched with scrolling foliage, crowned ERVII cypher, Royal Arms, regimental title and owner's initials, regulation steel honeysuckle hilt, wire bound fish skin grip, in its steel scabbard with two suspension rings.
Sold for £600 inc. premium

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  • The sword of The Hon Leonard Harrison Cripps, who was wounded and mentioned in dispatches in 1914. Further details and copies of photographs are included in the lot.

Category: Arms and Armour

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