An 1827 Pattern Naval Officers Sword,
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34” overall, 29” pipe backed blade faintly etched with the Royal arms, crowned fouled anchor & foliage, & ‘Dury & Son’. Regulation gilt hilt with lion's head pommel, wire bound fish skin grip. Contained in its leather scabbard with engraved gilt mounts, the locket signed ‘Drury & Son, Sword Cutler, 32 Strand, London’.
Circa 1827
Sword in good condition with minor rust staining on blade. Taped repair to bottom of scabbard.
The sword of Philip Charles Durham.
Dury & Son 32 Strand 1780 to 1851
Provenance: The Meldonfoot Collection, Phillips Scotland, 1st October 1991, Lot 158. Ex Bembridge Collection
Philip Durham entered the Navy in 1777 and as a Midshipman saw service in America and Gibraltar. As acting Lieutenant he survived the sinking of the Royal George in 1782. He was officially promoted in December 1783 and served on various ships until 1790 when he was promoted to Commander. He achieved Post rank in 1793 and was appointed to the Anson, the largest frigate in the Navy, in 1794. It was in this ship in 1798 that he captured La Loire. He later commanded the Defiance at Trafalgar, where he was wounded. He continued his lengthy and distinguished career and in 1830 became a full Admiral and was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. He died in 1845.