BRITISH 1827 NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD BY JOHN PROSSER
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Prosser died in 1838, which dtes this sword ca. 1827-1838. It is mounted with a curved pipe-back blade on a massive, well-cast hilt. Blade is 71 cm long, and has acquired a nice uniform patina, with several minor spots of pitting and several light nicks on the edge. Blade is extensively decorated in Royal regalia and naval symbols, and is prominently maker-marked.
The sword still has part of its scabbard, a small but important part - the top locket with 2 rings with a bit of leather still inside, marked with the retailer's name - FISKE of High Street in Portsmouth. Fiske was a known naval officers' outfitter. The two-ring suspension indicates that the sword was last carried in the period spanning 1847-1856. Light-weight, with a smaller and narrower blade than would be expected? indicates this was either a midshipman's first sword, or a levee sword of commissioned officer. Being that the sword was originally produced ca.1827-1838, and was still in service ca.1847, tilts it towards being a midshipman's sword at first, then relegated to the levee occasions of a commissioned officer.
This very early example of the 1827 RN Pattern was made by one of the best London cutlers, John Prosser.
Prosser died in 1838, which dtes this sword ca. 1827-1838. It is mounted with a curved pipe-back blade on a massive, well-cast hilt. Blade is 71 cm long, and has acquired a nice uniform patina, with several minor spots of pitting and several light nicks on the edge. Blade is extensively decorated in Royal regalia and naval symbols, and is prominently maker-marked.
The sword still has part of its scabbard, a small but important part - the top locket with 2 rings with a bit of leather still inside, marked with the retailer's name - FISKE of High Street in Portsmouth. Fiske was a known naval officers' outfitter. The two-ring suspension indicates that the sword was last carried in the period spanning 1847-1856. Light-weight, with a smaller and narrower blade than would be expected? indicates this was either a midshipman's first sword, or a levee sword of commissioned officer. Being that the sword was originally produced ca.1827-1838, and was still in service ca.1847, tilts it towards being a midshipman's sword at first, then relegated to the levee occasions of a commissioned officer.