Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2022 : Sale A1122 Lot 203
A PATTERN 1857 ROYAL ENGINEERS OFFICERS SWORD BY ROBERT MOLE & SONS,

Product Details

A PATTERN 1857 ROYAL ENGINEERS OFFICER'S SWORD BY ROBERT MOLE & SONS,
mid-late 19th Century, with 32 1/2in. nickel-steel thrusting blade of dumbell form, fullered and etched on both sides with scroll-work and Victoria royal cyphers with 'ROYAL / ENGINEERS' to one side and Royal Artillery 'UBIQUE' over, ricasso with brass proved plug to one side, with 'MADE BY / ROBt MOLE & SONS / Birmingham / ...for the / ARMY & NAVY / COOPERATIVE / SOCIETY / LONDON' over, blade back numbered 'M1944', gilded brass acanthus leaf guard, back-strap and pommel, wire-bound fish-skin grip; together with its nickel-steel scabbard with two suspension rings, a little staining towards the blade tip, some losses to the guilding, a little wear to the grip and a little grazing to the nickel on the scabbard, 39 1/2in. overall



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Estimate £400-600

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