1805 PATT ROYAL NAVY OFFICERS SWORD
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CLASSIC SWORD OF TRAFALGAR PERIOD. AN EARLY EXAMPLE WITH ANCHOR ONLY T THE LANGETS AND LION HEAD WITH NO LOWER JAW. MARINE IVORY GRIP WITH ALL ITS ORIGINAL WIRE BINDING. HILT WITH AROUND 70% OF ITS ORIGINAL GILT FINISH, THE REMAINDER TO AN UNTOUCHED BROWN PATINA. 825 MM LONG BLADE. THE BLADE COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED WITH OLD DRIED DIRT / GREASE / RUST. TRACES OF THE BLUE AND MUCH OF THE GILT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE DIRT. GILT FILLED ENGRAVINGS INCLUDING A FOULED ANCHOR AND NAVAL THEMES. RARE TO FIND SUCH A SWORD IN COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED CONDITION, AND TILL WITH THE PARTIAL REMAINS OF ITS KNOT THE HILT