31 5/8” long overall; 26 3/8” long-blade; 5 ¼” long-hilt
Silver mounted sword having an Eagle Head pommel with capstan rivet; solid knuckle bow, counter guard and ferrule all of silver. The wood handle is wrapped in twisted silver wire originating under the pommel and terminating under the ferrule. The slightly curved blade has a center fuller and is devoid of decoration. Marked “T.FLETCHER” on the underside of the quillon.

*Note: This sword is presently on loan to The Henry Francis dePont Winterthur Museum to be included in the exhibition “Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842” and can be viewed at the following locations: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.: November 20, 2007 – May 4, 2008 The Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, De.: July 5, 2008 – September 21, 2008 The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fl.: November 21, 2008 – January 11, 2009