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Description: | Solid half-basket hilted sword, owned by Commander W.M. Phipps Hornby. The hilt has a solid half-basket guard with raised bars, a folding flap and a crown and anchor badge. There is a white fish-skin grip and a lion's-head pommel bound with three gilt wires. The blade is slightly curved with a flat-back. The black leather scabbard has two gilt lockets and a chape. The hilt (on the folding flap) is inscribed with 'W.M.Phipps Hornby R.N.' The obverse shield on the blade has the inscription 'BY APPOINTMENT/ GIEVE/ MATHEWS/ & SEAGROVE/ LTD/ LONDON/ PORTSMOUTH/ & DEVONPORT' and the spine is inscribed 'LONDON MADE'. Part of the Phipps Hornby Collection, it was owned by the donor during his career (see his dirk WPN1598 for Royal Navy career).
caption: Sword | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Commander Wyndham Mark Phipps swords Hornby Matthews & Seagrove Ltd Gieve | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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