£1,800
A good cavalry officers sword of the IV Queen's Own Light Dragoons, c 1860, blade 35½", by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, number 7643, finely etched with crown over "VR", regimental badge, battle honours to Crimea, crest with motto "Fortitudine" and panels of foliage and flower heads, the scrolled steel hilt incorporating crown over "QOLD" cypher over "IV" with wire bound fish skin covered grip, in its steel scabbard. Good Condition (patches of rust staining to scabbard). A IV QOLD sword of similar date but different pattern is illustrated in Robson's "Swords of the British Army" figure 75. £1800-2000
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