NAM.1963-10-133-1
Officer’s Presentation sword, 1836. Scimitar blade engraved with the dedication to Brig Gen Duncan MacDougall, Quarter Master General of the British Auxiliary Legion in Spain, from the field officers serving under him, their names and regiments within the Legion are also engraved. Mameluke hilt with a silver cross guard, lion head pommel and mother of pearl grips. Hall marked 1836. 1836 General Officer’s sword knot. Made or retailed by Grindlay’s Agency No 8. Also engraved on the blade are the arms, possibly of the MacDougall family, above them is the crest of the family, which consists of a right arm in armour embowed, resting on the elbow and holding in the hand a cross crosslet fitched and above the crest is their motto, 'VINCERE VEL MORI', meaning 'to conquer or to die'.
Carlist Wars (1833-1840)
