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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Fine Cased Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Sword And Belt Of £50 Value To C. Adams, Lieutenant On H.M.S. Renommée
Presented In 1806

Nelson and the Royal Navy 1750-1815
5 July 2005, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Fine Cased Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Sword And Belt Of £50 Value To C. Adams, Lieutenant On H.M.S. Renommée
Presented In 1806

With curved single-edged hollow-ground blade (minor areas of wear and rust patination) richly etched and gilt against a blued ground with flowers, foliage, a naval trophy, figures of Britannia and of Hope, the crowned arms and cypher of George III, a cornucopia, and the presentation inscription, stirrup hilt of ormolu, the quillons formed as fasces, the knuckle-guard as a Hercules club entwined by a snake, the langets cast with acanthus foliage and applied naval trophies, the back-piece of the chequered ivory grip (minute split and chip) cast as the skin of the Nemean Lion, in its original fishskin-covered (minor damage) border engraved scabbard mounted in ormolu, the mounts with applied naval trophies and fouled anchors, the former framing respectively figures of Hercules with the Hydra and with the Nemean Lion, and a nude man with a tiger on an anchored leash, two suspension rings, the locket engraved 'R. Teed. Dress Sword Maker to the Patriotic Fund, Lancaster Court, Strand, London', and retaining nearly all its original finish; the belt of navy blue leather (some wear and minor damage) embroidered with silver threads and spangles (minor losses), the gilt mounts including lion-mask bosses, the interlocking circular buckle cast and chased with Britannia fighting the Hydra above 'Patriotic Fund 1803': in original fitted mahogany case (minor damage) lined in green baize (some moth damage), the interior of the lid with illustrated maker's label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and escutcheon with clipped corners, the latter engraved 'From the Patriotic Fund Lloyds London to Lieut, C. Adams of H.M.S. Renommée 1806'
78 cm. blade

Footnotes

Offered with a portrait miniature of Captain Adams, wearing naval uniform with gold bullion epaulettes and gilt buttons, English School, Circa 1806, watercolour on ivory, oval (72 mm), in rectangular papier-mâché frame, the reverse with old paper label with handwritten inscription 'Captain Adams, R.N. brother to Mrs Cotterell gt. grandmother to Clementina Dunlop'

The presentation inscription reads: 'From The Patriotic Fund At Lloyds To Lieut. C. Adams Of H.M.S. Renommée For His Gallant Conduct In Boarding & Carrying In The Boats Belonging To That Ship From Under The Guns Of The Town & Tower Of Viega, His Catholic Majestys' Schooner Giganta Of 9 Guns & 38 Men On The 4th May 1806. As recorded In The London Gazte. Of The 8th Of July.'

Late on 3 May 1806 boats from the Renommée and Nautilus, under Lieutenant Sir William Parker, cut out from the Port of Vieja the Spanish schooner Giganta of 9 guns and twenty-eight men commanded by Captain Don Juan de Moire. The Giganta was chain-moored within pistol-shot of the shore batteries and defended by one hundred musketeers stationed on the beach. In spite of these formidable defences British losses were just one killed and six wounded

Literature:
Commander W.E. May, R.N. and P.G. Annis, Swords for Sea Service, 1970, p. 69

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