Small-sword said to have belonged to Sir William Hamilton (1730-1800). The hilt of the small-sword is thought to be silver, though there is no hallmark. The highly ornate olive-shaped pommel is embossed on the obverse with a charging goat motif and on the reverse with a motif consisting of dogs. The small-sword has a silver knuckle-guard with embryo pas d'ane ring, and two shell guards also embossed with dogs. The grip is bound with fine silver wire and over bound with raised wire at an inclination from the horizontal.

The straight, triangular-section steel blade is damascened in blue and gold. The obverse of the blade is decorated with a human face contained between two bird wings over a trophy of two crossed colour staffs. The reverse of the blade is decorated with a winged human figure holding up a light in its right hand. The blade is engraved with the Latin motto 'Spernit humilia virtus'. The white vellum scabbard has three gilt lockets with rings and chape. The top locket is engraved with the words 'Jeffrey Cutler to his Majesty Strand'.

The small-sword is of almost identical pattern to an English silver-hilted small-sword made by W. Kentish dated 1764-1769 (see The Small-sword in England by J.D. Aylward). The attribution of this sword to Sir William Hamilton is very doubtful. A letter dated the 31st July 1948 states that the donor obtained the sword from a man 'who was in close connection with some descendant of Captain Hardy. The facts were obtained from the above-mentioned descendant of Nelson's Hardy. I do not recollect if she was a direct descendant'. The small-sword was exhibited at the Loan Exhibition of Nelson Relics at Spinks in 1928 in aid of the 'Save the Victory Fund'. Thomas Jeffrey was a goldsmith and jeweller who worked in the Strand between 1763-1765. In 1765, he moved his premises to Charing Cross.