L0240-001

Solid half-basket hilted sword, which belonged to Vice-Admiral McClure (1807-1873) Long Caption: It conforms to the 1856 regulations and was probably purchased by Captain McClure in the spring of 1856 when he was appointed to HMS 'Esk'. His earlier sword had presumably been left behind in HMS 'Investigator' when she was abandoned in the ice. Lady McClure, at her death, bequeathed it to Major H.F. McClintock, eldest son of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, and he in turn gave it to his nephew, Lieutenant John Leopold Elphinstone McClintock. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1112 Artist: Gillott & Hasell Date: 1856 Medium: metal-gilt; fish-skin; steel; leather; gilt wire Size: 75 mm x 975 mm x 120 mm; 794 mm x 29 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.