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S-bar hilted sword Long Caption: S-bar hilted sword. The hilt consists of a gilt, pierced, half-basket guard bearing at the front, the cypher 'G R' surmounted by a crown and in an oval space in the obverse side, a foul anchor. There is a flat, plain pommel and back-piece, a lightly striated ferrule at the top of the grip and a prominent tang button. The combination of the general's guard and foul anchor suggests that the sword belonged to a senior officer in the Marines. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1346 Artist: Andrea Ferara Date: circa 1802 Medium: metal-gilt; ivory; steel Size: 813 mm x 29 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.