Infantry Sword and Leather Scabbard

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This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

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A British Officer’s sword and scabbard.

The scabbard is black leather with a brass tip and collar with a ring.

The sword has an urn hilted pommel with a fixed guard and the hilt is wrapped with wire. The hilt also has a few ornate designs. The blade is blued and has ornate markings that are gilded. The markings included a Crown and the Royal cipher “GR” below.

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