A Rare 1827 Naval Royal Dockyard Battalion Sword. 39” overall, 32” slightly curved fullered blade engraved with crowned fouled anchor, ‘Royal Dockyard Battalion’ with foliage & acorns, & ‘Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London’ to one side, the other with foliage, royal coat of arms & proof mark to forte. Solid gilt half basket hilt with crowned fouled anchor, folding side guard lion’s head pommel, the backstrap with full length lion’s mane. Black fish skin grip with twisted gilt wire.
Circa 1847
A rare sword in good condition, lacking scabbard.
Royal Dockyard Battalion’s formed in 1847 from Dockyard staff and disbanded in about 1857.