|
Date: |
|
Description: | Solid half-basket hilted sword. Owned by Lieutenant Ebenezer Wood, Royal Dockyard Battalion. The hilt consists of a solid half-basket guard with raised bars and crown and anchor badge. There is a hinged flap on the inside, a lion's-head pommel with elaborately carved mane extending the full length of the back-piece, and a black fish-skin grip bound with three copper wires. Blade is flat-backed, slightly curved, with a double-edged spear point and etched decoration. There is a steel scabbard, with two rings for suspension from belt and a piece of white cord attached to the rings. Inscribed on the obverse of the blade is a proofmark (post-1854, at the shoulder) within a Star of David, an etched crown and anchor, 'ROYAL/ DOCKYARD/ BATTN' over a crown, and elaborate etched decoration of leaves and acorns. On the reverse is 'HENRY/ WILKINSON/ PALL MALL/ LONDON' (at the shoulder), a crown over Royal cypher 'VR', and elaborate etched decoration of leaves and acorns. On the flat back of the blade is 'C ->->->->------->'.
Ebenezer Wood was a Lieutenant Royal Dockyard Battalion 1 June 1848; Captain Royal Dockyard Battalion 3 May 1849 (the Corps is believed to have been disbanded circa 1858). He was also a shipwright in Devonport Dockyard. The Museum also received blue silk flag with 'VR' cypher, framed, possibly Royal Dockyard Battalion, and a photograph of Ebenezer Wood in decorative gilt frame. The Museum's other Royal Dockyard sword (WPN1054) has white fish-skin grip and black leather scabbard.
caption: Sword
caption: hilt of sword | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | swords Wood Dockyards and ports Henry Wilkinson Ebenezer | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Sword
Royal Dockyard Battalion sword. Solid…
-
Sword
Solid half-basket hilted sword, the…
-
Sword
Royal Marines sword, the hilt…
-
Sword
Solid half-basket hilted sword, the…
-
Sword
Stirrup hilted fighting sword, the…
-
Sword
Open half-basket hilted sword. The…
-
Sword
Royal Marines sword, the hilt…
-
Sword
Solid half-basket hilted sword, which…
-
Sword
Solid half-basket hilted sword, the…
-
|