Object number
4101.264.2
Creator
Description
A sword with gold sword knot, with Victorian cypher and a 1897 pattern. It has a steel hilt and scabbard. The guard has a pierced scroll pattern with Queen Victoria cypher. The left inner edge of the guard is turned down. The grip is fish skinned and bound with wire. The sword has a single edged blade with fuller on each side. The blade is etched with Victorian pattern and royal cypher and winged thunderbolt. The blade's serial number is 25732. The maker's details are etched on the blade: "Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London".
Production place
Pall Mall, London
Date
1897 - 1897
Production period
Late Victorian, 1876-1901
Dimensions
- 985 mm
- Blade 835 mm
- Guard 140 mm
- Scabbard 867 mm