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LOT 1938
British Heavy Cavalry Trooper's Sword with Scabbard
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
38 3/4 in. (1.6 kg total, 98.5 cm).
British 1885 Pattern (sword weighs 2.51 lb) with lozenge-section tip and fuller to each face of the blade; swept guard with openwork saltire design; stamped EFD Enfield Factory Department (or Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield), an X-bend test mark, a crowsfoot army acceptance mark, two angles touching - sold out of service, issue dates 03, 05, 08 and lots of inspection marks (crown over a number over a letter (E – for Enfield); brass scabbard with two suspension rings, very faint inscription 'Sword Cutter to his Majesty [ ] [ ] London' and not issued with the sword. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1938
British Heavy Cavalry Trooper's Sword with Scabbard
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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