United Kingdom. A 1796 Pattern East India Company Infantry Officer's Sword , by Francis Deakin visually-hidden with a ribbed gilt ring

with a ribbed gilt ring

Footnote: The Order of Military Service

it was the smaller U Class Submarines in the Mediterranean that hunted from Malta in the shallow waters off the North African coast and during the period between January and May of 1941

Hecla in September 1917 and was to finish his war service with her

An intact blackened leather buffer pad covers the seam where the blade enters the crossguard

United Kingdom. A 1796 Pattern East India Company Infantry Officer's Sword , by Francis Deakin visually-hidden with a ribbed gilt ringA rare variant of this sword, the 1796 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword was standard for British infantry officers, but surviving variants made for the Honourable East India Company are rare. This example featuring a very well retained straight blade exhibiting bluing throughout and both floral or military etched motifs, measuring 82 cm, with some corrosion to very tip. The knuckle guard has a rounded or mushroom shaped bosses, unlike the straight