sword, staff officer , sword, officer
Accession Number

NAM.1959-09-142-1

Description

Army Staff officer’s sword; spear pointed blade with engraved decoration, including the Victorian cypher, a motto surrounding a bushel, the owner’s initials, and the maker’s name, Wilkinson; ‘Gothic’ guard in brass with a cartouche bearing a crown over a crossed sword and baton within a wreath; grip over grey fish skin, bound with gilt wire; associated with Cornelius Francis James, 102nd Bombay Grenadiers.