Cavalry sword
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1912 - 1940
Materials
Metal
Measurements
1080 mm (Length)935 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Cotehele, Cornwall
NT 347303
Summary
British 1912 pattern cavalry officer's sword with scabbard. Inscribed 'Lt. Richard Piers Edgcumbe, XII Lancers, killed in action near Dunkirk, 27th May 1940'.
Provenance
1956 inventory, page 10
Marks and inscriptions
Lt. Richard Piers Edgcumbe, XII Lancers, killed in action near Dunkirk, 27th May 1940