Sword
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1882 - 1900
Materials
Metal
Measurements
268 mm (Width); 1105 mm (Length); 957 mm (Length); 1155 mm (Length); 1160 mm (Length)
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515269.1
Summary
A dress sword in a steel scabard within a chamois cover inside a leather case, marked 'U.H.R.B.' The sword is inscribed 'UHRB', 'G v R and crown', 'By warrant Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London', 'crown, 1LG, garter and motto, Dettingen, Peninsula, Waterloo, Egypt 1882, Tel-El-Kebir, South Africa 1899-1900, Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley'. The hilt hasa gilt crown, LG and scrolls, is leather-lined, with a leather strap attached.
Provenance
Gift from the 3rd Lord Fairhaven in 2005.
Marks and inscriptions
Unknown: 'UHRB', 'G v R and crown', 'By warrant Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London', 'crown, 1LG, garter and motto, Dettingen, Peninsula, Waterloo, Egypt 1882, Tel-El-Kebir, South Africa 1899-1900, Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley'