Hammer

£400

Royal Artillery Victorian Officer’s Sword by Wilkinson Sword of London

The sword is the 1821 pattern; the slightly curved blade with etched decoration which includes a crowned VR cypher and family crest with “CES”. The forte with cutler’s details of Wilkinson and with blade number ‘15808’ indicting 1867. The hilt with a three bar open guard and shagreen grip retaining twist wire binding. Housed in leather field service scabbard.

The vendor believes this sword was carried by Brigadier Norman Vause Sadler OBE DCM., TD who after service at Gallipoli with the Westminster Dragoons, was attached to the topographical section of the Royal Engineers earning the DCM and during the Battle of Britain Commanded the Dover Anti Aircraft Defences resulting in the award of the OBE and would then be present during the Siege of Malta commanding AA guns. See medal section for his medals and biographical details