1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword by Wilkinson

Sword by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 21351 Blade etched and in excellent condition with crowned VR cypher and regimental initials WSYC (West Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry) amidst foliage, together with the owner’s initials A.N.W. Regulation triple bar guard and chequered grip strap, fish skin covered grip bound with twisted copper wire, in its steel scabbard with twin hanging rings. Good condition.  Notes: Arthur Nelson Welman, Ens. 66th (Berkshire) Regt 22/09/1865, Lt. 01/08/1868, Capt. 1873, Lt. W. Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry 10/05/1875, Capt. 20/04/1880.