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1897 pattern Infantry officers dress sword, blade in clean condition with scrolled etching and Royal cypher one side and cypher of George VI on other side - possibly in use during WW2. Steel pierced basket knuckle guard, with cypher of George VI, steel pommel and chequered backstrap, and shagreen and wire grip, in a leather campaign or field scabbard.

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