Item 1: Sword, said to have belonged to William Bligh
Item 1: Sword, said to have belonged to William Bligh
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1790-1811
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LR 5
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1 sword - Hilt 13.3 cm; blade 75 cm; scabbard 76 cm; suspension ring 2.7 cm - steel with brass fittings, in leather and brass scabbard. It has a brass stirrup hilt, with the pommel in the form of a lion's head with the mane running into the back-plate. The grip is bound with horizontally grooved...
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Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Item 1: Sword, said to have belonged to William Bligh
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Digital order no:Album ID : 946088...
Signature / Inscriptions
At the throat of the scabbard on the first locket is the inscription, "S. Brunn Sword Culter to his Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, 55 Charing Cross, London". The blade on the reverse side has the motto "Pour la patrie" (For the Fatherland). On the obverse side is "Vivre libre ou mourir" (To live free or die).
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by W.O.C. Bligh, 1934
Administrative / Biographical history
William Bligh, 1754-1817, was born in Plymouth, England on 9 September 1754, the son of a customs officer. In 1770 he joined the Royal Navy as an able seaman, rising to Midshipman the following year. His aptitude for navigation earned him appointment as Master of HMS Resolution on Captain James Cook's third voyage to the South Seas (1776-1780). In...
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LR 5
Record Identifier
n7oV6jgn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oV6jgn
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457688
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