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Pattern 1814 Household Cavalry Officer's dress sword used by Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Tyrwhitt Drake, Royal Horse Guards

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Pattern 1814 Household Cavalry Officer's dress sword used by Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Tyrwhitt Drake, Royal Horse Guards

This sword would have been carried by an officer wearing full dress. It has a long double-fullered blade and an unusual ornate gilt hilt previously unseen in British Military swords. The design of this weapon is closely akin to Continental types.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2001-06-15-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-06-15-1