A 1st Life Guards Officers State Sword 1834 Pattern by Andrews. 44” overall, 37 ½” blade with wide fuller & spear point, etched with a small panel of scrolling foliage & ‘Andrews 9 Pall Mall’ on one side & Crown over W IV on both sides. Regulation pierced steel hilt decorated with 12 brass studs & applied with the regimental device, wire bound fish skin grip with brass stepped pommel, with correct buff leather sword knot. Contained in its original brass mounted steel scabbard.
Circa 1835
Sword in good condition, etching on the blade is faint. Scabbard with some dents to one side’,
See ‘British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912’ by Richard Deller pages 205 to 214.