United Kingdom. A British Army General's Crossed Sword and Baton Insignia, c.1880 Newly Listed he told me that they

he told me that they were very old and it didn't matter a bit

evidence of scratches on obverse

along with pneumonia at the age of 16

linked by flints

silver hallmarked and maker marked by “Arthus-Bertrand & Co

United Kingdom. A British Army General's Crossed Sword and Baton Insignia, c.1880 Newly Listed he told me that theyThe blade of the sword wrapped in wide bands of silvered wire, the edges of the sword trimmed in fine silvered wire, the shaft of the baton wrapped in wide bands of gilt wire, the sword's handle, along with three areas and the edges of the baton trimmed in fine gold coloured bullion wire, the reverse in strands of yellowed white threading, measuring 98 mm (w) x 63 mm (h), minor fraying evident in the silvered wire trim on the edge of the sword's