United Kingdom. A Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer’s Sword, by Wilkinson 1917 certificate_of_authenticity Volume II - From the

Volume II - From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso

with the enamels worn

the obverse centre bearing a medallion with the head of Marianne encircled by a blue enamel ring inscribed “REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1870”

measuring 53 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

This is first type of this medal

United Kingdom. A Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer’s Sword, by Wilkinson 1917 certificate_of_authenticity Volume II - From theOffered is the standard regulation infantry officers sword in the United Kingdom from 1897 onward. It remained (and in ceremonial form still remains) the official infantry officers sword of the British Army and many Commonwealth forces. Manufactured by Wilkinson in 1917, featuring a straight, fullered blade 81 cm in length, spear point, optimized for thrusting, marked and dated near hilt. Threequarter basket hilt of steel, with the royal cypher of