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Description: | Scabbard for fighting sword of a Midshipman or Warrant Officer. The scabbard is made of black leather with two gilt brass lockets and chape with a small shoe. Engraved on the reverse of the top locket: 'Hunter Boyd & Co/Edinburgh' and below this a foliated monogramme 'JB'. On the obverse is engraved: 'Nile/Copenhagen/Trafalgar'. A paper label is attached to the top locket with the following manuscript notes: "No 5 -1825 Dress sword of a Master or Warrant Officer."
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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