IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADITIONS of such an illustrious and elite regiment, the Grenadier Guards chose their own distinct sword to be carried by sergeants of the regiment. Their is no definite date of introduction but it is likely to be between 1822 -1852, as the initial blade type used for these swords is the 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword. It is shorter than the standard pattern (27 inches) and features a brass knucklebow with inset regimental flaming grenade badge. The pommel is of lionshead type and the grip is fishskin, bound with brass twistwire. Scabbards were black leather with a brass locket and chape. A later version incorporates the 1845 Pattern blade and would have been used until 1852, when sergeants no longer carried swords.
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