Sale 1281
Spink London
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25 September 2001
Price realised
GBP 126
Estimate
A Victorian Infantry Officer's Sword A post-1855 example, with slightly-curved 32½in. (82 cm) fullered blade by E THURKLE, etched with VR cypher and foliate decoration, regulation brass one-piece guard (originally gilt), in its steel scabbard See illustration
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