Stirrup-hilted sword. The hilt consists of a gilt stirrup guard with lion's-head pommel, the mane extending two-thirds of the way down the gilt back-piece. The polished ivory grip is bound with three wires. There is a short straight quillon ending in an upturned knob and gilt langets each embossed with a foul anchor. A slit in the guard near the pommel is provided for a sword-knot (missing). A striated brass ferrule encloses the end of the grip and the top of the back piece. The blade is straight, flat-backed with a shallow fuller running from the shoulder. The black leather scabbard has a gilt top and mid-locket, with suspension rings and a chape. The top locket on the scabbard is inscribed with '?D (or O ) BLACHFORD/ 12 Leadenhall Street/ LONDON'. The sword is reputed to have belonged to Captain Charles White, an ancestor of Mr Clinch, the donor of the sword.