THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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AN OFFICER'S SWORD
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
WITH STRAIGHT DOUBLE-EDGED BLADE OF FLATTENED HEXAGONAL SECTION CHANGING TO FLATTENED DIAMOND, THE FORTE ETCHED AND GILT ON EACH SIDE WITH CROWNED ROYAL ARMS AND MOTTO AND THE INSCRIPTION 'FOR MY COUNTRY & KING', BRIGHT STEEL HILT CUT WITH DIAGONAL FLUTING, THE SIDE BARS IN THE FORM OF CONJOINED SCROLLS, AND ORIGINAL GRIP BOUND WITH SILVER RIBBON AND PLAITED SILVER WIRE
32½IN. (82.5CM.) BLADE
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
WITH STRAIGHT DOUBLE-EDGED BLADE OF FLATTENED HEXAGONAL SECTION CHANGING TO FLATTENED DIAMOND, THE FORTE ETCHED AND GILT ON EACH SIDE WITH CROWNED ROYAL ARMS AND MOTTO AND THE INSCRIPTION 'FOR MY COUNTRY & KING', BRIGHT STEEL HILT CUT WITH DIAGONAL FLUTING, THE SIDE BARS IN THE FORM OF CONJOINED SCROLLS, AND ORIGINAL GRIP BOUND WITH SILVER RIBBON AND PLAITED SILVER WIRE
32½IN. (82.5CM.) BLADE