A rare combination knife and fork for a left-handed amputee, the silver fork with London hallmarks for 1827/28, with a steel knife blade screwed outside one tine, in a red silk velvet-lined, shaped, shagreen covered case.

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A rare combination knife and fork for a left-handed amputee, the silver fork with London hallmarks for 1827/28, with a steel knife blade screwed outside one tine, in a red silk velvet-lined, shaped, shagreen covered case.

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The crest engraved on this instrument is that of the Brigade of Guards, with the motto "Tri Juncta In Uno", indicating that this was made for a Guards Officers' Mess, for use by a gentleman who had lost his right arm during the Napoleonic Wars, where Guards Regiments were present at all the major engagements.