Stirrup hilted dress sword. Owned by Captain Edward Chetham (d.1862). The hilt consists of an angular form of stirrup guard composed by four sprays of ancanthus, which has an embossed oval plaque at the centre of the guard showing Hope with her anchor. The short rear quillon is also composed of a scrolled spary of acanthus. At the cross the langets are embossed with a crown and anchor badge. There is a lion's-head pommel and back-piece, the mane extending all the way up to a straigthened ferrule at the top of the grip and a small ring for a swordknot (missing) at the lion's mouth. The smooth ivory grip is bound with three copper wires. All mounts are of gilt brass.

The blade is straight, of flattened diamond section, etched for about three-fifths of its length, of even taper to just short of a slightly oblique point. The obverse is inscribed with 'Widdowson & Veale No 73 Strand London' (at the shoulder), sprays of foliage (probably acanthus), a trophy of a buoy, flags, pikes and helmet, and foliage. The reverse is inscribed with a spray of foliage, 'This SWORD is presented by Lieutenant Ware, Cole, Aitchison and Everard/to Captain ED. CHETHAM C.B as a token of the high sense they entertain of his/ Ability, Skill and Valour, so conspicously shown before Algiers/August 27th 1816', surrounded by running sprays of laurel(?), and foliage. There is a black leather scabbard with two gilt brass lockets and a gilt brass chape. The lockets are fitted with a loop in the form of a serpent at the back edge, and the chape with a small, ornamental shoe. All three mounts are decorated with dull and bright work showing acanthus and other foliage. An oval plaque on each piece shows (top) a lion passant, (mid) Hope and (chape) Hercules. On the reverse of the top locket is inscribed 'Dudley Portsmouth'.

Chetham commanded the Leander at Algiers, carring thirteen midshipmen appointed by the Captain and eleven by the Admiral. Of these eleven, three were killed, one died of wounds and one was discharged to Haslar. One was promoted soon after action and another in 1819. The remaining four presented this sword to Chetham. Aitchison was a Master's Mate but all four were promoted Lieutenant on 21 October for services in the action. As Widdowson and Veale did not commernce business until 1835, it is suggested that Dudley supplied the sword originally and that Widdowson and Veale repaired it at some time subsequently. It seems likely that they added their own name at this time.