Wilkinson Sword.

Held a real one earlier. No. 3, of 100 issued in 1977 for the queens jubilee. (Not the one pictured). Prince Phillip has no.1. Gold,Silver and 25 perfect diamonds. Each one representing her reign up to ‘77. Felt a bit ‘honoured’ tbh.

 

Be carful you could have somebodies eye out with that

 

Be nice if it was mine.

 

Might be a bit tricky shaving your tash with that

 

Gillette anyone else use it ?

 

Did you do some "Forged in fire" type tests with it.

 

No. Opened the case, held it, put it back in the case. Surprised how light it was.

 

Does it glow and make that “zzzzzzz” noise?

 

It’s the best a man get can get they say....

 

The best a man can get

 

A cut above the rest...

 

Use them once then throw them away.

Such a waste...

 

NEAT .. was it for sale ?

 

I keep mine under the bed .... ready to repel boarders

 

Out of interest...how did you get invited by a man to hold his sword?

 

No.

 

It was a woman. She and her husband were guests in 1977.Her husband unfortunatly died around 4 years ago. He collected swords. I’m her gardener, and we were just chatting about the display of swords in her house. She dragged this one out from her safe in Kensington, as she has just sold the building they were living in, to put in a bank safe nearer her home. She owned an Embassey in London, and she used to wave to the two kids from her window. Harry and Billy.

 

She owned an embassy?

I didn't know you could own one, I thought they became sovereign ground for whatever nation occupied them. I guess you can do what you want with your own embassy.

 

Maybe she smoked Embassy?

 

"Gardener", eh ? We've all read Lady Chatterley's Lover...