GIFT TO STALINGRAD
! BRITISH SWORD OF HONOUR : RUGBY, June 24. j The sword of honour which the King •is giving to Stalingrad is now being .made. It is a two-handed sword four feet, long, with a broad and convex blade of the hardest tempered steel, sharp at both edges and fit to be used in battle. On the blade is inscribed: "To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad, the gift of King George VI in token of the homage of the British people." The Russian version will be on the other side. The scabbard is of crimson Persian lambskin ornamented with the Royal Arms, Crown, and Cypher in silver, with four red enamel stats. Gold and crimson twine is bound .round the grip. The pommel is of rock crystal.—B.O.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 150, 26 June 1943, Page 5
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128GIFT TO STALINGRAD Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 150, 26 June 1943, Page 5
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