With bright tapering single-edged blade, the forte fullered along each side and etched with crowned regimental badge and motto, and a baron's coronet above the initial 'H', all between a design of foliage, the forte on one side with maker's details, and on the other with silver-lined proof mark centred on an etched star, nickel-plated regulation pierced hilt involving the regimental badge in an oval, chequered back-piece, ribbed wire-bound fish skin-covered grip, and brown leather sword-knot, in its nickel-plated scabbard (patinated and dented towards the chape) with two rings for suspension, and complete with its brown leather field service scabbard (2)
83 cm. blade

Footnotes

Almost certainly carried by George Ormsby Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech (1855-1938), who commanded the Welsh Guards and regional district with the temporary rank of Colonel during WWI.

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