DRESS SWORD, and belt
W1973.5.a-b
[.a] General Officer's Sword: George V, Fleur-De-Lys; proof mark Edward Smith London; Serial 11/22. Sword slings: scabbard and oil skin cover lined with doe skin; gold oak leaf pattern on red ruddy leather strap - brass stud mounted at end (from sword).
[.b] Sword Belt: a General Officer's dress sash belt consisting of gold silk/satin on front with 2 parallel red lines running through it and on bottom line (on top and running adjacent with it), a broader white line. Backing of crimson satin. Joined together at ends by buckle and strap arrangement - two false knots from which hang 2 tassels coloured as waist to end in gold netted knob from which tassels hang - 25cm long.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1973.5.a-b |
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| Accession Date: | 8 Jan 1973 |
Material
| Leather | b - belt |
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| Brass/Metal | b - belt |
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Measurement
| length | 965mm | overall |
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| length | 840mm | blade |
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| length | 845mm | sling |
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| length | 485mm | sling |
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| length | 1180mm |
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