Description A RARE EDWARD VII 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICERS' PATTERN SWORD, with acid etched blade to The Gordon Highlanders, in its brown leather service dress scabbard and the remains of a leather sword knot, makers Hobson & Sons.
Condition Report Slight surface rust to blade but all acid etched decoration clearly visible, including the regimental title. The shagreen to grip in very good order, the hilt only slightly tarnished. The scabbard polished with stitching loose only at the very tip