Victorian 'Patent Solid Hilt' Sword of Boer War KIA Officer Burmese 41cm total

41cm total

and shows a Tower inspection mark

A circa 1900s Burmese dha sword

showing a scarf weld

Victorian 'Patent Solid Hilt' Sword of Boer War KIA Officer Burmese 41cm totalThe 1821 pattern 'patent solid hilt' sword that belonged to Royal Field Artillery Lieutenant Stephen Thomas Hardwick. Mentioned in G. Dooner's "Last Post" as follows: Lieut. Stephen Thomas Hardwick, Royal Field Artillery, was killed in action at Tweefontein, Dec. 25th, 1901, in the attack at dawn by Gen. De Wet. He was the son of the late Phillip C. Hardwick, Esq., 2, Hereford Gardens, and of Mrs. Hardwick (now Mrs. Lascelles), The Rectory, Newton St.