RAF Officer's sword
Lad won Sword of Honour at cadets yesterday - very dusty in the audience it was.
We've got the weapon at home for a year.
On looking at it this morning - I see it's made by Burberry's of Haymarket.
Googled to try and find out a bit more about it - but only Burberrys I can find reference to is well known maker of chav clothes.
The blade says - GVR (which I assume is the cypher George V Rex) then Burberry's Haymarket.
Is that one and the same as the trench-coat maker?
They told him the grip was stingray skin - any truth in that?
I note some of the auction houses just refer to fish-skin.
Beautiful looking thing - bullion knot, eagle head pommel.
Any other details as to history/tradition would be appreciated.