Lot Essay
The identity of the troops equipped with swords of this pattern, of which a number exist in England, is uncertain. A series of paintings by David Morier in the royal collection at Windsor Castle, however, shows a grenadier wearing a similar sword, though apparently with an iron hilt. For another example see A.R. Dufty, European Swords and Daggers in the Tower of London, 1974, pl. 69c