拍品专文
FitzRoy Richard Somerset was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1904 and served in Hong Kong, North Africa and Palestine before retiring with the rank of Major in 1921.
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BY HENRY WILKINSON, SERIAL NO. 40059, CIRCA 1904
细节
A BRITISH PATTERN 1854 PICQUET WEIGHT GRENADIER GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD
BY HENRY WILKINSON, SERIAL NO. 40059, CIRCA 1904
With etched blade, nickel-plated steel 'Gothic' hilt pierced with regimental badge (possibly for the 3rd Battalion), and black shagreen-covered wire-bound grip; together with a brown leather-covered scabbard; a second brown leather scabbard with large steel chape; two Burmese dhas, each in wooden scabbard; and a Chinese short-sword, with brass mounts and dark horn grip (blade stuck in scabbard)
The first with 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) blade
BY HENRY WILKINSON, SERIAL NO. 40059, CIRCA 1904
With etched blade, nickel-plated steel 'Gothic' hilt pierced with regimental badge (possibly for the 3rd Battalion), and black shagreen-covered wire-bound grip; together with a brown leather-covered scabbard; a second brown leather scabbard with large steel chape; two Burmese dhas, each in wooden scabbard; and a Chinese short-sword, with brass mounts and dark horn grip (blade stuck in scabbard)
The first with 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) blade
来源
Major FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan (1885-1964).
注意事项
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Katharine Cooke
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