Manufactured in the mid-1700s by Samuel Harvey of Birmingham, this sword follows the typical pattern of basket hilted swords that were issued to some British heavy cavalry regiments of the period. The blade measures 34 1/8 inches with one full edge and approximately half of the spine forming a false edge. There is one wide fuller running nearly the full length and a shorter narrower fuller just under the spine. There are "crown/GR" cyphers engraved on each ricasso, with "HARVEY" engraved below the one on the left. It measures approximately 41 1/2 inches overall. It has a somewhat typical "Glasgow hilt", the basket pierced with triangles and small circles, and a fluted bun style pommel with a visibly peened tang. The grip is a wire wrapped shagreen type material. Provenance: The Collection of Joe M. Wanenmacher Jr

Fine, the iron showing primarily a grey patina with some scattered mild pitting and surface oxidation, some traces of a Japanned finish on the hilt, and mostly legible markings.