Sword
Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd...
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1882 - 1900
Materials
Metal
Measurements
260 mm (Width); 1115 mm (Length); 965 mm (Length); 1155 mm (Length)
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515268.1
Summary
A dress sword in a steel scabard with a leather case marked 'H.R.B.' The scabard has gilt fittings and 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.
Marks and inscriptions
Unknown: 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 Hilt: gilt crown, RHG and scrolls
Makers and roles
Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd..., swordsmith