7th Dec, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
168
A British 1805 Pattern Naval Officer's Sword, the 81.5cm single edge fullered steel blade bearing traces of foliate engraved decoration, the gilt brass stirrup hilt with a fouled anchor engraved to each langet, with fluted backstrap, oval pommel and copper wire bound fishskin grip, the black leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts, 94.5cm
Sold for £420
Estimated at £200 - £300
The blade has some pitting and has been overcleaned, only traces of engraved decoration which was probably gilt on a blued field. The hilt is good. The scabbard mounts are rather loose and there is a crease to the leather above the chape. The gilding is worn.
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 7th Dec, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
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