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A Very Rare Cavalry Broadsword For A Trooper Of The Fitzjames Regiment Of Irish Horse In The Service Of France
Mid-18th Century

29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Very Rare Cavalry Broadsword For A Trooper Of The Fitzjames Regiment Of Irish Horse In The Service Of France
Mid-18th Century

With tapering double-edged blade (light pitting overall) struck with a loop mark on each side at the mid-point, the central fuller at the forte etched 'Rt. De. Fitzjames' between foliate designs on one side, and 'Vive. Le. Roy' on the other, brass hilt comprising heart-shaped guard with knuckle-guard and lobed rear quillon, globular pommel with button, and grip bound with twisted brass wire between brass ferrules
83.6 cm. blade

Footnotes

The Fitzjames regiment of Irish Horse was formed in France in 1698. It fought at Fontenoy and in the following year was sent to Scotland to serve with the army of Charles Stuart, the Young Pretender. Three troops landed at Aberdeen in February 1746 to an enthusiastic welcome. The squadron fought at Culloden, Captain Shee's troop providing the escort for Prince Charles. Following the battle, and having escorted the Prince from the field, Shee's troop was dismissed with orders to surrender to the Duke of Cumberland. Following the defeat of the French at the Battle of Wilhelmsthal the regiment was disbanded on 21 December 1762. For a full account of the regiment see Russell V. Steele, 'Fitzjames's Regiment Of Horse Of The Irish Brigade In The French Service', The Irish Sword, The Journal Of The Military History Society Of Ireland, Vol. II, No. 7, Winter 1955, pp. 188-194

For a related example sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms and Armour, 23 July 2008, lot 142

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