Presentation British George V 1897 Pattern Officers Sword of the 3rd Battalion West Kent Volunteer Force, regulation pattern officers sword with incorporated George V cipher to the guard, shagreen covered grip with wire binding. Leather portepee attached to the grip. Housed in brown leather field service scabbard. Blade with etched decoration and lower panel with engraved presentation ‘W H BULLEID MUSKETRY OFFICER 3RD BATT W.K.V.F’. Reverse of the blade with lower panel having engraved ‘PRESENTED BY THE MEMBERS OF B. COY 1915’. Fenton Brothers Ltd Sheffield Sword Cutlers of the War Office makers mark. Blade with some surface staining. Blade measures 82cms, overall 103cms.