LONDON, CIRCA 1835

of regulation pattern, with fullered blade (heavily corroded over most of its length on both sides), the forte bright and etched with maker’s details on both sides, the back engraved ‘Ld. U’ (for Lord Uxbridge), pierced steel hilt with characteristic applied copper alloy mounts on the guard including crowned foliate ‘1’ centred on a foliate ‘LG’, all within a border of twelve domed copper alloy studs, steel pommel and back-piece in one, the former with stepped copper alloy tang button, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, and retaining its buff leather liner, in its steel scabbard with ovoidal copper alloy suspension mounts each with suspension ring, the throat on one side engraved ‘Ld U’ (hilt and scabbard with old rust patination), 94.0 cm blade

Provenance

Property of the Marquess of Anglesey, removed from Plas Newydd, Anglesey