British WW1 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer's Presentation Sword to H J Keeble, a London Policeman joining the Royal FusiliersBritish Victorian 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword
English 1751 Pattern Infantry Hanger, Huntingdonshire Militia
Description
Slightly curved hanger blade with hatchet point, single narrow fuller close to the spine. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with short quillon and two side bars, spiral grip and round pommel. No scabbard. Blade length 24½ inches (62.2cm), overall 30¼ inches (76.8cm.)
Hilt is engraved with ‘M. HUNTINGDON’, indicating issue to the Huntingdonshire Militia - almost all examples of the 1751 encountered are marked to a county militia unit – and ‘4 / 34’, most likely a rack number.
The blade has a dark patina with some speckled pitting overall, and a number of nicks to its edge. The hilt is fully intact with a dark patina to the inside and a lighter patina to the outside of the hilt and the grip, with some staining around the base of the blade.
