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Pattern 1822 Infantry Officer’s Sword, 1836
sword, infantry officer, sword, infantry
Accession Number

NAM.1961-06-26-1

Description

Pattern 1822 Infantry Officer’s Sword. Carried by Capt Archibald Rutherfoord, 4th (or The Kings Own) Regiment of Foot, Crimean War (1854-1856), 1854-1855. Produced by James Wilkinson and Son, later Wilkinson Sword. Archibald Rutherfoord joined the 4th (The King’s Own) Regiment of Foot in November 1851 and served with it throughout the Crimean campaign. He had joined the Army in 1836, which is when he would have purchased his sword. It has the cypher ‘William IV’ on the guard and ‘Victoria’ on the blade as swords were often re-bladed upon a change of sovereign. The sword has the old-fashioned pipe-back blade, which was criticised for its flimsiness.

Events

Alma, Battle of the, 1854 (Crimean War 1854-1856), Inkerman, Battle of, 1854 (Crimean War 1854-1856), Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)