the first with tapering double-edged blade decorated with scrolls and the inscription ?Never Draw me without reason nor sheath me without honour?, German silver hilt comprising oval guard and integral grip cast with scrolls in low relief, in its tooled leather scabbard with German silver mounts; the second of similar form, with plain blade signed Lingard, Peacroft on the ricasso, and German silver hilt cast with scrolls; and the third with leaf-shaped blade signed Southern and Richardson, Sheffield, cast German silver hilt, and associated scabbard, the first: 15.4 cm blade (3) Literature David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 290. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
the first with tapering double-edged blade decorated with scrolls and the inscription ?Never Draw me without reason nor sheath me without honour?, German silver hilt comprising oval guard and integral grip cast with scrolls in low relief, in its tooled leather scabbard with German silver mounts; the second of similar form, with plain blade signed Lingard, Peacroft on the ricasso, and German silver hilt cast with scrolls; and the third with leaf-shaped blade signed Southern and Richardson, Sheffield, cast German silver hilt, and associated scabbard, the first: 15.4 cm blade (3) Literature David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 290. Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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