Description
A British Pattern 1796 infantry officer's sword
Straight, unmarked 32 inch blade with full-length fuller. Gilt brass hilt with fixed bilobate guard. Quillon and knucklebow finials and urn-shaped pommel cast and chased with foliage. Copper wire-wrapped grip.
Condition: Blade with dark, mottled patina, areas of pitting and wear to edge. Hilt retains...