sword, cavalry officer, pattern 1912, sword, cavalry
Accession Number
NAM.1982-07-12-1
Description
Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer’s sword, 1918; sword is adapted from the Pattern 1908 trooper’s swords; it has a straight, fullered, spear point blade, made for thrusting, which is inscribed with the maker’s name, Wilkinson 12’18, and Enfield viewers marks; the blade is an undecorated as a result of the of the heavy demands placed on the manufacturers by World War One’ distinctive sheet steel bowl hilt, which is etched with the ‘honeysuckle’ design; leather covered grip bound with silver wire; carried by Colonel William Arthur Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow.
Campaigns
World War One (1914-1918)
Units
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