6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
269
A VICTORIAN 1857 PATTERN ROYAL ENGINEERS OFFICER’S SWORD RETAILED BY C. WEBB, 23 OLD BOND STREET, LONDON
of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, regimental designation and retailer’s details, brass hilt and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass scabbard (worn), 82.5 cm blade
Stated by vendor to be that of Major General Charles Edward Luard, Royal Engineers (1837-1908), executive officer during the Fenian disturbances of 1871, served in Bermuda, Corfu, Gibraltar, and Natal. His wife was murdered in August 1908 (The Seal Chart Murder), shortly after Luard stepped in front of a train after a whispering campaign insinuating that he was the murderer.
Sold for £350
of regulation type, with etched blade including the crowned Royal cypher, regimental designation and retailer’s details, brass hilt and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass scabbard (worn), 82.5 cm blade
Stated by vendor to be that of Major General Charles Edward Luard, Royal Engineers (1837-1908), executive officer during the Fenian disturbances of 1871, served in Bermuda, Corfu, Gibraltar, and Natal. His wife was murdered in August 1908 (The Seal Chart Murder), shortly after Luard stepped in front of a train after a whispering campaign insinuating that he was the murderer.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
