A Royal Artillery officer’s sword, the slightly curved 83cm blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 18865 (for 1873) back-edged and spear-pointed, etched with crowned VR cypher set between thistles, Royal Artillery motifs etc, all within foliate scrolls, and within a cartouche the owner’s crest and motto ‘Vigilant’ regulation steel three-bar guard, stepped pommel, fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, complete with its steel scabbard with two hanging rings, sold with a letter from Wilkinson Sword stating that the sword was sold to R. F. Johnson, blade retaining much of its original finish, hilt and scabbard lightly pitted overall £150-200