With curved single-edged hollow-ground blade (very minor areas of rust patination) richly etched and gilt against a blued ground with foliage including roses, thistles and acorns, dolphins, naval and martial trophies, figures of Britannia, Victory and Hercules, crowned royal arms and cypher of George III, the recipient's monogram in a starburst above a phoenix, and the presentation inscription, stirrup hilt of ormolu, the quillons formed as a fasces, the knuckle-guard as the club of Hercules entwined by a serpent, the langets cast with acanthus foliage and naval trophies, the back-piece of the partly chequered ivory grip (minor chip) cast as the skin of the Nemean lion, in its original foliate engraved scabbard of ormolu decorated with naval medallions along each side cast and chased with the figures of Britannia with the inscription 'Acheron 1805' above, Hercules with the Hydra, and the Nemean lion, the open panels with cast, pierced and chased naval trophies on navy blue velvet grounds, the two suspension loops in the form of coiled serpents, the chape with a border of graduated beads, the top edge of the locket engraved 'R. Teed, Sword Cutlers, Lancaster Court, Strand', and in fine condition retaining virtually all its original blued and gilt finish 76.2 cm. blade
With curved single-edged hollow-ground blade (very minor areas of rust patination) richly etched and gilt against a blued ground with foliage including roses, thistles and acorns, dolphins, naval and martial trophies, figures of Britannia, Victory and Hercules, crowned royal arms and cypher of George III, the recipient's monogram in a starburst above a phoenix, and the presentation inscription, stirrup hilt of ormolu, the quillons formed as a fasces, the knuckle-guard as the club of Hercules entwined by a serpent, the langets cast with acanthus foliage and naval trophies, the back-piece of the partly chequered ivory grip (minor chip) cast as the skin of the Nemean lion, in its original foliate engraved scabbard of ormolu decorated with naval medallions along each side cast and chased with the figures of Britannia with the inscription 'Acheron 1805' above, Hercules with the Hydra, and the Nemean lion, the open panels with cast, pierced and chased naval trophies on navy blue velvet grounds, the two suspension loops in the form of coiled serpents, the chape with a border of graduated beads, the top edge of the locket engraved 'R. Teed, Sword Cutlers, Lancaster Court, Strand', and in fine condition retaining virtually all its original blued and gilt finish 76.2 cm. blade
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