Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Help to identifying a Wilkinson London blade

MacCathain · 7th December 2018, 06:59 PM

I think it is a police sword. The stamp was used by Wilkinson on trooper's and OR's weapons from at least the mid-1800s, and I think the number of lobes on the grip is simply due to manufacturers' variations.

Check out this web site -- http://www.oldpolicecellsmuseum.org..../police_swords -- and scroll down to the 9th photo on the home page where you'll find another 8-lobe example, the caption for which reads: "19th Century British Police Cutlass Sword 74cm long overall with a 61cm long curved blade." The measurements fit well with your example.

7th December 2018, 06:59 PM	#2
MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 66	I think it is a police sword. The stamp was used by Wilkinson on trooper's and OR's weapons from at least the mid-1800s, and I think the number of lobes on the grip is simply due to manufacturers' variations. Check out this web site -- http://www.oldpolicecellsmuseum.org..../police_swords -- and scroll down to the 9th photo on the home page where you'll find another 8-lobe example, the caption for which reads: "19th Century British Police Cutlass Sword 74cm long overall with a 61cm long curved blade." The measurements fit well with your example.