An 1827 Pattern Royal Naval Sword.
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37" overall, 31" blade with single fuller, crowned fouled anchor to one side & Royal cipher to the other. Proof mark to the forte one side & 'Gieve Matthews and Seagrove Portsmouth’ to the other. Gilt brass shell guard with crowned anchor, fold down guard with white fish skin grip & triple strand gilt wire with original sword knot. Gilt mounted black leather scabbard.
Carried by two generations of Naval Officers, a WWI submarine commander & then his son, a D Day veteran. Sold with various research, family photos & an unpublished account of the D Day landing.
Circa 1910
Sword in very good condition with all blade polish.
The owner’s notes: Owned by my step father, Hubert Eric Blakeway Jenkinson, born 2 November 1913 and died 8th December 1996. Served in the Royal Navy for 27 years (1931-1958) in the Supply and Secretariat Branch rising to rank of Commander. Previously owned by his father, Lieutenant George Eric Jenkinson. Year of birth 1889 -15th July 1913. To quote notes I found written by Hubert: “My father was based in Harwich. The year was 1913 and he was commanding H M Submarine C5. He remained there, later moving to C6, until March 1916. He was then appointed to command H3, which was part of an Allied submarine force patrolling the Adriatic. In mid-July 1916 H3 set off on a routine patrol, from which she did not return. The submarine in the next patrol area reported having heard a large underwater explosion on 15th July, and it is presumed that H3 hit a mine while submerged”
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