A scarce Honourable Artillery Company Non Commissioned Officer’s sword, pre. 1855, unmarked blade with an urn shaped pommel. Curved scalloped guard displaying an Honourable Artillery Company grenade insignia on one shell. With black leather scabbard with brass furniture, slight wear to leather part of scabbard commensurate with age.
The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated via Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII and is considered the second oldest military corps in the world. It evolved into a more ceremonial unit through the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Napoleonic wars it was entrusted with the defence of London from French raids. In 1860, during the Victorian era, the HAC was reorganized as a volunteer force, and its artillery units were tasked with manning coastal defences and protecting London from potential foreign threats
A scarce Honourable Artillery Company Non Commissioned Officer’s sword, pre. 1855, unmarked blade with an urn shaped pommel. Curved scalloped guard displaying an Honourable Artillery Company grenade insignia on one shell. With black leather scabbard with brass furniture, slight wear to leather part of scabbard commensurate with age.
The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated via Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII and is considered the second oldest military corps in the world. It evolved into a more ceremonial unit through the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Napoleonic wars it was entrusted with the defence of London from French raids. In 1860, during the Victorian era, the HAC was reorganized as a volunteer force, and its artillery units were tasked with manning coastal defences and protecting London from potential foreign threats
