Light Cavalry-type sword

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Light Cavalry-type sword Long Caption: Light cavalry-type sword, which is thought to have been worn by Captain John Cooke (1763-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was killed aboard HMS ‘Bellerophon'. The gilt stirrup guarded hilt is decorated with embossed langets. The sword has a plain rounded gilt pommel and back-piece. The white ivory grip is diamond knurled. The blade is very curved, flat backed with three deep fullers, two of which continue to within 102mm of the double-edged point. The undecorated blade is made from steel. The black leather scabbard is decorated with a diamond tooled pattern. The scabbard has two gilt lockets with rings and chape, with a stud on the obverse of top locket for a frog suspension. Inscribed on the reverse of the top locket in an oval are the words 'Tatham To His Majesty - No 37 Charing Cross, Near The Admiralty'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: WPN1001 Artist: H. Tatham Date: 1800-1815 Medium: metal-gilt; ivory; steel; leather Size: 768 mm x 32 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.