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A George IV 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer's SwordBy Drury & Son, Sword Cutler, 32 Strand, London, Circa 1830
24 May 2023, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £576 inc. premium
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A George IV 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer's Sword
By Drury & Son, Sword Cutler, 32 Strand, London, Circa 1830
By Drury & Son, Sword Cutler, 32 Strand, London, Circa 1830
Of regulation pattern, with bright slightly curved pipe-back blade etched on both sides with crowned 'GR IV' cypher within a wreath of laurel, and with the maker's details on one side at the forte, ormolu hilt incorporating crowned 'IV' against cast and pierced symmetrical foliage in an oval, and retaining most of its original gilding, in its brass scabbard (locket repaired, minor old dents)
82 cm. blade
82 cm. blade
Footnotes
For details regarding this maker see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords.., 2001, pp. 95-96








