An 1897 pattern infantry officer’s sword, atributed to Arthur Douglas Raitt, the 87cm blade by Hobson & Sons, 3 & 5 Lexington Street, London, back-edged and spear-pointed etched with crowned VR cypher foliate scrolls etc and within a cartouche the owner’s initials ‘A D R’ regulation plated steel guard incoporating VR cypher, fish-skin coverd grip bound with copper wire, complete with its wood field service scabbard covered with brown leather with large plated steel locket and chape, blade varnished, steel mounts lightly rusted and discoloured overall £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals relating to the Boer War formed by two brothers.

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Arthur Douglas Raitt, first commissioned 2nd. Lieutenant Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment, 28th. June 1890.

See lot 218 for related medals.