Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 3rd May 2018

Lot 1166

A British 1854 pattern infantry officer's sword

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £280

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Description

A British 1854 pattern infantry officer's sword, light model, blade named to 'E. K. LOYD 28TH REGT', regulation brass hilt, steel scabbard; an 1845 pattern sword, retailed by Ponder, Duke Street, London, regulation hilt, steel scabbard; and a Prussian officer's sword or degen, straight bi-fullered blade 33in., guard incorporating the Prussian eagle, later improvised leather scabbard. [3]