£1,600
1847 Presentation Sword From the King of Hanover to the Duke of Beaufort
An impressive Light Cavalry style sword, with a 81 cm piped back blade, with an etched presentation script "THE GIFT OF ERNEST AUGUSTUS KING OF HANOVER TO HENRY 7TH DUKE OF BEAUFORT KG 30TH OCTOBER 1847" to each side. The hilt with a gilt, single bar guard, lion head pommel and shagreen grip with twist wire binding. Complete with original steel ring, with two loose rings. Blade near VGC etching clear.
Ernest Augustus was King of Hanover and was the fifth son of King George III. Major Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, KG had served with both the 14th Light Dragoons and the 10th Hussars. He also served as ADC to the Duke of Wellington during the campaigns in Portugal and Spain between 1812 and 1814. He died age 61 in 1853
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