Original British WWI Military Cross Recipient Colonel Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby of 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard by Wilkinson French & Indian War and is attached to leather

and is attached to leather risers by a brass rivets

which most likely saw use long after the war

in the air

It comes with a Cuirassier's correct brass mounted steel helmet with red feather plume and black Horse tail hanging down the back of the Trooper

He survived and his family made a framed display in his memory which features his medals

Original British WWI Military Cross Recipient Colonel Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby of 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard by Wilkinson French & Indian War and is attached to leatherOriginal Item: Only One Available. The spine is this sword is engraved with the serial number 56199, which according to Official records from WILKINSON SWORD ARCHIVE at armsresearch. co. uk , states that this sword was purchased from the Wilkinson Sword Company in April 1919 by the then Lieutenant Captain Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. We have not been able to find much about his service information but we were