#levee sword

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British Pattern 1827 Rilfe Officer’s Sword of Picquet Weight

Also known as levee swords, these swords were lighter and daintier versions of service swords. They were for for balls, levees, and other dress occasions when a full weight sword would have been cumbersome. 

Victorian Rifle Regiment Officers Levee Sword, untouched example with pierced half basket hilt having crowned strung bugle. Fish skin covered grip. Housed in its steel scabbard. Finely engraved etched blade with crowned VR cipher to one side and Rifles bugle to the reverse. No retailers marks. Blade retains nearly all of the polished finish and remains in near mint condition. Blade measures 83cms, overall 101cms.

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British Pattern 1896 Cavalry Officer’s Levee Sword with Regimental Badge for the South Irish Yeomanry

The regimental badge and light weight levee blade make this a very rare dress sword.

This is an attractive original, Victorian, South Irish Yeomanry Officer’s ‘Walking Out’ Heavy Cavalry Levee Sword (small version) By Hamburger Rogers & Co, London With Etched Blade, leather Knot & Scabbard. The sword has a 35 ½"“ single edged blade with fuller (41 ½” overall). The blade is clean and beautifully etched with stylised VR (Victoria Regina) Royal Cypher and foliate decorative panels on both sides. The ricasso is is marked with inlaid quality inspection star at the ricasso and the reverse with the Hamburger Rogers & Co, King Street, Covent Garden WC’ (London), manufacturer’s name. The hilt is fitted with original leather washer. The back of the blade is stamped with a crisp serial number ’ 4974’.

The bowl knuckle guard is decorated with a void foliate design and it is fitted with the brass Shamrock shaped badge of the South Irish Yeomanry ( the stem of the shamrock is missing)and it has a chequered round pommel. It’s fish skin grip with wire binding is in superb condition. The sword is fitted with original leather strap & knot & complete with it’s leather bound scabbard with hanging strap.