CAPTURED BRITISH S. HARVEY 1786 INFANTRY SWORD, BATTLE OF NORTH POINT, MD.1814 For Sale
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CAPTURED BRITISH S. HARVEY 1786 INFANTRY SWORD, BATTLE OF NORTH POINT, MD.1814:
$698.00
CAPTURED BRITISH S. HARVEY 1786 INFANTRY SWORD, BATTLE OF NORTHPOINT, MARYLAND.1814
ThisBritish 1786 pattern Infantry sword was found at the position of theBritish 44th Regiment of Foot on the right side of the British lineafter the Battle of North Point Maryland, fought on September 12,1814. It was found by ensign John Sinclair whoserved in the Baltimore Pateriots,
Baltimore Citizens Militia, he wasin charge of a squad that picked up any weapons or equiptment for theMaryland Militia. It was is
This sword is 38 1/4” long with an engraved 317/8” blade, brass double oval guard, brass wire wrapped grip 8 pommel can. It was made (&maker marked on the right side of the blade S. HARVEY (over) BIRM/mBirmingham) inside of an oval, a figure of a man with a raised sword,a crown , laurel branches & leaves & other militarily designs. The left side is engraved with a pair oflarge ovals with DIEV MON.DROLT. on the top one & HONI. SOITULMLY. PENSE on the bottom one, a standing woman, laurel branches &leaves, a leaf & other designs. It is in good & fairlywell used condition with the blade still dully shiny & all theengraving is clear & easy to read. The guardis brass with the double oval design & has a raised design on thefront. The arm that connects thebrass crown design pommel cap has a raised design at the back design& the grip is wrapped with brass wire. Theyare in good condition with a dark brass patina & the front of thewire wrap has come loose.
It comes with a certificateof authenticity & a Hutton family letter.
Titles of Distinction
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of Socialist Labor
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of USSR
- Dist. Military Pilot USSR
- Dist. Military Navigator USSR
- Dist. Test Pilot USSR
- Dist. Test Navigator USSR
- Distinguished Pilot USSR
- Dist. Navigator USSR
Orders of Distinction
- Order of Lenin
- Order of October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Suvorov
- Order of Ushakov
- Order of Kutuzov
- Order of Nakhimov
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of the Patriotic War
- Order of Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Friendship
- Order of the Red Star
- Order Service to Motherland
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Order of Honor
- Order of Personal Courage
- Order of Glory
- Order of Labor Glory
- Order of Mother Heroine
- Order of Maternal Glory