Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 307
E. WOOD & SON, LONDON A BRITISH PATTERN 1827 RIFLE OFFICERS SWORD,
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E. WOOD & SON, LONDON
A BRITISH PATTERN 1827 RIFLE OFFICERS SWORD,
circa 1870, with slightly curved 32 1/2in. blade, etched for the first two-thirds of its length with floral scrolls, a Victorian crown, cypher and infantry bugle and marked 'VOLUNTEER RIFLES', makers mark etched at ricasso, inlaid proof-mark, iron half-basket with Rifle Regiment bugle and crown, iron backstrap and pommel, sharkskin wire-bound grip TOGETHER WITH its iron scabbard (stained with mild pitting)
Estimate £100-150