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inventarisnummerWPN1573 
collectieEdged Weapons    
museumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
datum1850-1859  
omschrijvingSolid half-basket hilted sword. Owned by Lieutenant Ebenezer Wood- Royal Dockyard Battalion. The hilt consists of a solid half-basket guard with raised bars and crown and anchor badge. There is a hinged flap on the inside- a lion's-head pommel with elaborately carved mane extending the full length of the back-piece- and a black fish-skin grip bound with three copper wires. Blade is flat-backed- slightly curved- with a double-edged spear point and etched decoration. There is a steel scabbard- with two rings for suspension from belt and a piece of white cord attached to the rings. Inscribed on the obverse of the blade is a proofmark (post-1854- at the shoulder) within a Star of David- an etched crown and anchor- 'ROYAL/ DOCKYARD/ BATTN' over a crown- and elaborate etched decoration of leaves and acorns. On the reverse is 'HENRY/ WILKINSON/ PALL MALL/ LONDON' (at the shoulder)- a crown over Royal cypher 'VR'- and elaborate etched decoration of leaves and acorns. On the flat back of the blade is 'C ->->->->------->'. Ebenezer Wood was a Lieutenant Royal Dockyard Battalion 1 June 1848; Captain Royal Dockyard Battalion 3 May 1849 (the Corps is believed to have been disbanded circa 1858). He was also a shipwright in Devonport Dockyard. The Museum also received blue silk flag with 'VR' cypher- framed- possibly Royal Dockyard Battalion- and a photograph of Ebenezer Wood in decorative gilt frame. The Museum's other Royal Dockyard sword (WPN1054) has white fish-skin grip and black leather scabbard. 
afmetingenBlade: 794 x 25 mm   
 

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