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A Scottish Light Company Officer's Sword Of The 71st (Highland Infantry) RegimentEarly 19th Century
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £864 inc. premium
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Early 19th Century
Early 19th Century
With curved blade (worn, areas of rust and light pitting) double-edged towards the point and retaining faint traces of etched decoration including a trophy of arms and a crowned slung bugle, blackened steel stirrup-hilt with oval side-guard linked to the faceted knuckle-guard by a scrolled side-guard, the space between filled by a spray of Union thistles, roses and shamrocks, rounded pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed leather-covered grip (wormed, wire binding missing), in original black leather scabbard (damaged) with shaped linear engraved steel mounts and two rings for suspension
81 cm. blade
81 cm. blade
Footnotes
See Brian Robson, Swords of the British Army (Revised Edition), 1996, p. 175, fig. 165








