Lot 705

NAVAL MIDSHIPMAN'S SWORD WITH LION HEAD POMMEL AND FOLDING GUARD
CIRCA 1820




Auction: Day Two: 15 March 2012 From 10am
£775
Description
gilt brass Celtic hilt with cast anchor, fish skin grip, etched single edged pipe back blade (some corrosion) in its original black leather brass mounted scabbard
26 inch (70 cm) blade
Note:This is the sword of Captain William Fordyce Blair, 25th Laird.



