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Auction: 5019 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 97

A Georgian Officer´s Sword An unusual weapon, probably for a cavalry officer, with 33in. (84cm) blade by J.J. Runkel, Solingen, 1 7/16in. wide at the forte, with one broad and one narrow fuller, etched with figures of mounted hussars, trophies, a sunburst and an oriental figure, steel slotted hilt and reeded ebony grip, in its black leather scabbard with steel mounts, the reverse of the locket inscribed Archer/Dublin. Estimate £ 600-900The length of the blade, and the decoration on it, suggest that this weapon was worn by a cavalry, rather than an infantry, officer. The "à la Montmorency" arrangement of the fullers closely resembles that of the 1788 Pattern Light Cavalry sword, although the blade of the latter was three inches longer and half an inch wider. The absence of the Royal Arms and Royal Cypher indicates that this is not an official weapon. William Henry Archer was a sword cutler in Dublin from 1786 until 1829.

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£700