Sword, with scabbard, cavalry, pattern 1890, metal, Wilkinson Sword Company, London, England, 1890-1899

1772 Founded
1804 Wilkinson Sword were appointed Royal Gun makers to HM King George III.
1879 Became the privately owned company called The Wilkinson Sword Co.
1898 The Wilkinson Sword safety razor was introduced.
1914 Sword cutlers, gun and equipment makers. Specialities: everything for army or navy officers, outside cloths, guns, rifles, swords, revolvers. 
WWI. The company focused heavily on the war effort, with the provision of Armaments. Only about 250 Wilkinsons motorcycles were produced before the war brought the line to its end in the spring of 1916 when the Wilkinson company had to produce thousands of bayonets for the war effort.
WWII. For the Second World War, Wilkinson Sword manufactured aircraft fire protection systems, commando knives and armoured clothing, including the famous Flak jacket used widely by US army and Air Force personnel.
An anticipated return to razor production after the war was temporarily thwarted by a brass shortage. In the interim, the company expanded its garden tools range before resuming razor production.
1956 Developed double-edge razor blade using Swedish stainless steel rather than a brass base, which revolutionized the market for razors
1961 Swordsmiths, manufacturing "Wilkinson Sword" razor and razor blades and wide range of "Wilkinson Sword" garden tools.
1973 Merger with British Match Corporation to form the new company Wilkinson Match

Sourced from https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wilkinson_Sword, accessed 01/07/2022

Wilkinson Sword Company

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

H4098 Sword, with scabbard, cavalry, pattern 1890, metal, Wilkinson Sword Company, London, England, 1890-1899

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Sword and scabbard made by Wilkinson Sword Company

Object No. H4098

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