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Hello, I received this sword from my Father for Christmas this year. It was a family heirloom from my grandparents (Norwegian paternal heritage and mixed Norwegian and British maternal heritage). No one really knows much about this sword other than it has been in the family for some time.
I would like any help in identifying the makers marks and any suggestions for cleaning and restoring the sword that will not damage it. I have attached some photos of the Makers Marks and from my internet based research I have determined the following about the sword.
It’s a Wilkinson 1897 pattern, and I have identified the following makers marks:
‘crown 49 W’ by itself on one side of the tang stands for the royal crown and W for Wilkinson. I don’t know what the 49 stands for. I don’t know what the symbol above the crown is or what the hand drawn x represents
The ’01 marking stands for the year it was forged, 1901.
The following makers marks are not understood by me:
’05 (I’m guessing this stands for 1905 but not sure why)
Crown 98 E
Crown B
8
.04
9V’04 with an unidentifiable symbol (be me) below.
On the inside of the hilt there is the inscription:
3 03 GYM 16 (I’m guessing 03 stands for 1903, not sure why. Perhaps the year the hilt was produced???)
On the outside of the hilt near the tang of the sword:
Crown 35 W (35 being unknown meaning to me)
On the hilt there is a crown, which represents Queen Victoria.
Thank you for any/all help!!!
I would like any help in identifying the makers marks and any suggestions for cleaning and restoring the sword that will not damage it. I have attached some photos of the Makers Marks and from my internet based research I have determined the following about the sword.
It’s a Wilkinson 1897 pattern, and I have identified the following makers marks:
‘crown 49 W’ by itself on one side of the tang stands for the royal crown and W for Wilkinson. I don’t know what the 49 stands for. I don’t know what the symbol above the crown is or what the hand drawn x represents
The ’01 marking stands for the year it was forged, 1901.
The following makers marks are not understood by me:
’05 (I’m guessing this stands for 1905 but not sure why)
Crown 98 E
Crown B
8
.04
9V’04 with an unidentifiable symbol (be me) below.
On the inside of the hilt there is the inscription:
3 03 GYM 16 (I’m guessing 03 stands for 1903, not sure why. Perhaps the year the hilt was produced???)
On the outside of the hilt near the tang of the sword:
Crown 35 W (35 being unknown meaning to me)
On the hilt there is a crown, which represents Queen Victoria.
Thank you for any/all help!!!