Help to identifying a Wilkinson London blade

victoriansword · 19th December 2018, 10:49 PM

Hello, I am new here. This is, as has already been pointed out, a British police hanger from the Victorian period. "Wilkinson London" is a stamp used from at least the 1880s by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London. Matt Easton has a "sold archive" on his website containing photos of a few Indian cavalry troopers' swords from c.1880 which have stamps identical to the one on the Police sword in the first post. Here are the links to those swords:

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fernando · 20th December 2018, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by victoriansword

... Hello, I am new here...

As you didn't first read our rules and noticed that links to sources connected to active sales are not permitted, victoriansword.
The suggestion would be saving images you select to your computer files and then upload them using the forum attachments features.
... And welcome to our forum !

Jim McDougall · 20th December 2018, 09:08 PM

Hi Victorian Sword...……..first and foremost, welcome to the forum!!!!
Thank you very much for the confirmation on that particular style of Wilkinson marking and that it does indeed date from c 1880s. While the suggestion of this being an early form of these hangers was interesting, it is good to have more input bringing the character of the mark into perspective.

victoriansword · 20th December 2018, 10:03 PM

Here are the swords I mentioned above:

victoriansword · 20th December 2018, 10:05 PM

Continued from above:

19th December 2018, 10:49 PM	#1
victoriansword Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 7	Hello, I am new here. This is, as has already been pointed out, a British police hanger from the Victorian period. "Wilkinson London" is a stamp used from at least the 1880s by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London. Matt Easton has a "sold archive" on his website containing photos of a few Indian cavalry troopers' swords from c.1880 which have stamps identical to the one on the Police sword in the first post. Here are the links to those swords: . Last edited by fernando; 20th December 2018 at 11:19 AM. Reason: Links to sites connected to active sales not allowed, per rules

20th December 2018, 10:03 PM	#4
victoriansword Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 7	Here are the swords I mentioned above: Attached Images

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victoriansword Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 7	Continued from above: Attached Images

20th December 2018, 09:08 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,670	Hi Victorian Sword...……..first and foremost, welcome to the forum!!!! Thank you very much for the confirmation on that particular style of Wilkinson marking and that it does indeed date from c 1880s. While the suggestion of this being an early form of these hangers was interesting, it is good to have more input bringing the character of the mark into perspective.