This rare Grenadier Guards sergeant’s sword dates to between 1822 and 1845. After 1845, a second model was adopted utilising the widely used “Wilkinson pattern” blade.
The 725mm pipe back blade has a 280mm upper edge and terminates in a quill point. The blade is in excellent condition, retaining its polish with only a few small patches of corrosion/tarnish along the edge and tiny speckles of pale tarnish scattered along the blade. The edges were service sharpened – as one would expect from a sergeant’s primary weapon. The blade retains its original leather washer.
The forte bears a square tablet containing the cutler’s details, “Nutting, London.” John George Nutting (1779-1864) held premises in Covent Garden and Regent Street, London.
The heavy-duty brass guard bears the regimental badge of the Grenadier Guards let into the scrolled knuckle bow. The highly detailed lion head pommel grips the scrolled end of the knuckle bow within its jaws. The shagreen wrapped grip is in great condition with excellent use-related wear/colouration. The brass wire is intact and tight.
The sword is complete with its 1822 pattern brass mounted black leather scabbard with two loose rings and a frog stud. The leather is in very good condition. The stitching is intact and tight. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.
This is a truly excellent example of a rare British Grenadier Guards sergeant’s sword.