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Lot 82

A Scottish Field Officer's Sword Of The Argyl And Sutherland Highlanders, And A Band Sword Of The Coldstream Guards
Both retailed by Meyer & Mortimer, Conduit St., London, The First No. 99041, Both Late 19th/Early 20th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £750 inc. premium

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A Scottish Field Officer's Sword Of The Argyl And Sutherland Highlanders, And A Band Sword Of The Coldstream Guards
Both retailed by Meyer & Mortimer, Conduit St., London, The First No. 99041, Both Late 19th/Early 20th Century

The first with fullered double-edged blade etched along each side with Scottish thistles and crowned monogram above a regimental badge and motto, the forte with retailer's details on one side, steel hilt pierced and chased with foliage and retaining its leather liner faced in red woollen cloth, pommel with large pierced button, chequered back-piece, ribbed fish skin-covered grip (wire binding incomplete) and red silk tassel, in its brown leather field service scabbard with steel chape (light pitting); the second with fullered tapering blade (some areas of pitting) etched with retailer's details on one side of the ricasso, brass hilt with regimental star and garter badge on each side of the square quillon-block, quillons with decoratively cast and chased tips, and grip of tapering square section, in its brass-mounted black leather scabbard (frog mount missing), and complete with its black leather suspension belt stamped with retailer's details in gilt letters, the royal arms above (2)
82.5 cm. and 73.3 cm. blades

Footnotes

Provenance
The Dr. T.J. Mortimer Collection

Meyer & Mortimer are still in business today at 6 Sackville Street, London

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