United Kingdom. A Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer’s Sword, by Wilkinson 1917 Newly Listed center medallion in blue enamels

center medallion in blue enamels

and a Grenadiers Collar Tab Pair (bronze

just a few days after his coronation as the King of Italy

voluntary enlistment was unregulated and skilled men were joining up and leaving companies with a shortage of skilled labour essential to maintaining the country’s war capability

and an overall length of approximately 112 cm

United Kingdom. A Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer’s Sword, by Wilkinson 1917 Newly Listed center medallion in blue enamelsOffered is the standard regulation infantry officers sword in the United Kingdom from 1897 onward. It remained (and in ceremonial form still remains) the official infantry officers sword of the British Army and many Commonwealth forces. Manufactured by Wilkinson in 1917, featuring a straight, fullered blade 81 cm in length, spear point, optimized for thrusting, marked and dated near hilt. Threequarter basket hilt of steel, with the royal cypher of