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| inventarisnummer | WPN1285
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| collectie | Edged Weapons
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| museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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| datum | 1764
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| omschrijving | Small-Sword. Attributed to Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718-82). The hilt is silver with an oval pommel and shell pierced with a design of foliage. The guard and pas d'ane are ornamented in relief. The grip is bound with a silver ribbon and four pairs of twisted wires. Marked with a Hall mark for 1763/4 and a silversmith's mark 'WK' (Wm Kersill). The blade is triangular- hollow ground and engraved on the obverse with strap-work and a military trophy of drums and spears- and on the reverse with strap-work- decoration- and a winged figure carrying a flag. The scabbard is vellum which has been painted with cream paint and has two silver lockets (with rings) and chape- the first two engraved with crossed lines and dots and the latter with four lines. The scabbard is part numbered WPN1285.1 and can be accessed via the WHOLE/PART toggle. This was made for a colichemarde blade so does not belong.
Richard Kempenfelt was born in 1718; became a Lieutenant 14 January 1741; Commander 5 May 1756; Captain 17 June 1757; Rear-Admiral- 26 September 1780; and was lost in the Royal George 29 August 1782. He returned to England from the East Indies in 1764- having taken part in the expedition in Manile two years earlier. Prize money would make it likely that he would buy an expensive sword in that year.
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| afmetingen | Blade: 850 x 25 mm
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