sword, infantry officer, pattern 1855, sword, infantry
Accession Number
NAM.1963-06-16-2
Description
Infantry officer’s sword, pattern 1855, Scots Guards. Spear pointed and slightly curved, with engraved decoration, including Queen Victoria’s cypher, battle honours Egypt, the Peninsular and the Crimea, and the maker’s name, Cater. Plated steel ‘Gothic’ hilt with the Scots Guards badge in cartouche. Grip covered with fish skin and three finely twisted building.
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