Scabbard
Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd...
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and leather
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515268
Summary
A dress sword in a steel scabard with a leather case marked 'H.R.B.' The sword is inscribed 'HRB', 'G v R and crown', 'By warrant Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London', 'crown, RHG, Dettingen, Peninsular, Waterloo, Egypt 1882, Tel-El-Kebir, South Africa 1899-1900, Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley'. The hilt has a gilt crown, RHG and scrolls.
Provenance
Gift from the 3rd Lord Fairhaven in 2005.
Makers and roles
Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd..., swordsmith