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An Unusual 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sword
By Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 5898 For 1855

23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Unusual 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sword
By Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 5898 For 1855

With bright blade slightly curved at the double-edged point and etched over most of its length on one side with symmetrical foliage, crowned 'VR' cypher, ovoidal garter for 49th Charlotte of Wales's regiment and battle honours for 'China' to 'Inkeman', and on the other with the inscription 'This Sword was Purchased By The Tenants of Sir A.V. Corbet Bart. To Present To His Son Captain W.R. Corbet, H.M. 49th. Regt. On His Promotion Feb y. 1855. As A Mark Of Their Affection And Esteem, But He Never Lived To Receive It - Dying Of Brain Fever At Marseilles - March 19th, 1855', regulation russet steel hilt with chequered back-piece and pommel, and wire-bound chequered horn grip, in original russet steel scabbard with two suspension rings
87.3 cm. blade

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