General Officer’s Sword – Sir Thomas Arbuthnot

General Officer’s Sword 1803 style hilt which has had the royal cypher replaced with the family crest of the Arbuthnot’s family. Lion head pommel with bone grip and gold bullion sword knot. The curved fat back blade with broad fuller and hatchet point. The blade is engraved with crown over GR and stands of arms the back edge engraved J J Runkel Solingen. Complete with black leather scabbard with matching mounts the leather looks to have been replaced however the sword is in excellent condition so maybe original. It is possible the sword belonged to either Sir Thomas Arbuthnot or Sir Robert Arbuthnot the former seems to be more likely.

Reference:
Blade Length: 32.25 inch
Overall Length: 36.0 Inch