1827 ANTIQUE BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER'S NAVY SHIPS CUTLASS DIRK HMS DAGGER
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1827 ANTIQUE BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER'S NAVY SHIPS CUTLASS DIRK HMS DAGGER :
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GENUINE ANTIQUE1827 PATTERN BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD
100% UNTOUCHED AND 100% 'SLEEPY' EXAMPLE OF THISRATHER SCARCE PIECE OF BRITISH NAVAL HISTORY.
NEVER PREVIOUSLY OFFERED FOR PUBLIC SALE.
TOTALLY ORIGINAL...VERY SOON THERE WILL BE NO MORE LIKE THIS LEFT TO BE DISCOVERED
APPEARS TO HAVE BEENUNCLEANED FOR 100 YEARS!
KING WILLIAM IV....ASWORN BETWEEN 1830-1837 (MAKERS NAME TOO!)
THIS SWORD HASTHEORIGINAL DESIGN OF BLADE,WIDE, CUTLASS-LIKE, PIPE-BACK, QUILL POINT BLADE...BIG AND HEAVY !!
FIRST PAT.BRITISHNAVAL OFFICERS SWORD,FROM THE ERA JUST AFTER THE END OF NAPOLEON.
*CROWNEDWILLIAM IVCYPHER AND FOULED ANCHOR
*GILT, REGULATION HILT WITH LIONS HEAD POMMEL AND FOLDING KNUCKLE GUARD.
*WIRE BOUND FISH SKIN GRIP ...INCRISP UNDAMAGED CONDITION
*GEORGIAN LONDON SUPPLIER MARKED ONTHE ORIGINALSCABBARD....SOMEWHERE IN THE STRAND ?
HEAVYLEATHER SCABBARD WITH BRASS MOUNTS & SUSPENSION RINGS,ALL ONCE GILDED
THE THICK LEATHER SCABBARD IS STILL IN ONE PIECE,HOWEVER THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT SPLIT HALF WAY DOWN ITS LENGTH PERPENDICULAR TO THE BLADE...THE STITCHING REMAINS INTACT HOWEVER...HOLDING THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER.
THE BLADE IS BLACK WITH AGE,UNCLEANED OR POLISHED OR TARTED-UP...THERE IS A SMALL SECTION OF THE VERY TIP MISSING,SPAPPED OFF... PERHAPS IN AN ENEMY OF THE KING !...THE WHOLE THING IS IN NEED OF SOME SERIOUS CLEANING.
THERE IS SOME ENGRAVING JUST VISIBLE ON THE BLADE UNDER THE DIRT AND RUST ETC.. THE BLADE NEEDS SOME LOVE TO BRING IT UP AGAIN !
CONSIDERING ITS APPROX 180 YEARS OLD AND HAS SEEN ACTIVE SERVICE,ITS IN RATHER NICE CONDITION.
DONT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR ANY ANOUNT OF EXTRA PHOTOS IF REQUIRED.
SEE THE PHOTOS FOR OVERALL CONDITION & PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS
THISSWORDIS37INCHES OVERALL LENGTH94 CMS
SO....PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS AS THEY FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPION.
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UK POSTAGE £10 WITH UPS
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