Hammer

£130

WW1 Attributed British Army Infantry Pattern Sword. A good regulation example. The blade with etched decoration of a crowned GVR cypher engraved panel A H HUNNINGS AUGUST 1915 and retailers details of James Deakin Sheffield. The hilt with shagreen grip retaining twist wire binding. Housed in polished brown leather field service scabbard, with sword frog. Clean condition. Crowned device engraved with the name MACKENZIE DALLAS RN. White shagreen grip surmounted by a lion's head pommel. Housed in leather scabbard with gilt metal mounts. Etching to blade clear. Gilt mounts have been polished. Attributed to Lieutenant Arthur Hunnings, who was awarded the BWM & VM. He is shown as serving with the Graves Registration Unit, before service with the 22nd Bn King's Royal Rifles, which was a training battalion before volunteering for service with RAF as a Technical Officer in 1918.