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British Pattern 1857 Royal Engineers Sword by Wilkinson
Guns International #: 103265094 Seller's Inventory #: 51338
Category: Edged Weapons Pre 1900 - Military Collectible Non US
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1383
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
This is a handsome sword that measures 37" overall, with a 32" slightly curved, single-edged blade having wide single fullers and decorative etched panels. This is a handsome and well-proportioned sword that has a bright blade with identical floral scrollwork-bordered, "(Crown) / VR" cypher panels on either side of the forte, as well as a lion head vignette on the obverse forte. The ricasso has a Damascus Star and proof on the obverse, with a faint, but still legible Wilkinson maker’s mark and address on the reverse. The hilt has the distinctive "honeysuckle" pattern of the Royal Engineers on the pierced metal guard with a single forward swept cylindrical quillon. The guard would have been engraved with texture along the exterior surface originally, but those have since been polished almost completely away, and only traces remain near the pommel now. The shagreen grip has a loose, but intact double strand wire wrap, and there is a crosshatch pattern in the metal on the pommel, backstrap, and grip ferrule. The sword is housed in the original steel undress scabbard that has a mixed gray and ruddy brown patina, darkest between the hanger rings, and a few shallow dents near the drag. This is a good example of a desirable British sword.;
Price: $595.00