This is a Scottish officer's basket-hilted backsword, and was sold at Bonhams in 2016 for £2,500. It was made by Samuel Harvey in Birmingham, and is dated 1761 on the hilt.
Other Birmingham-made swords bear Harvey's running fox mark.
Made in 1751, from a private collection. |
Made in 1751, from a private collection. |
http://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/CalmView/Overview.aspx
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D742957