Original British WWI Military Cross Recipient Colonel Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby of 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard by Wilkinson German Militaria Blanchard replaced Tibbets as group

Blanchard replaced Tibbets as group commander on 22 January 1946

New pilots were usually commissioned to meet the need for pilot-rated officers in Air Corps administrative and command billets

Years of Manufacture: 1890-1893

and was painted green at one point

Original British WWI Military Cross Recipient Colonel Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby of 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard by Wilkinson German Militaria Blanchard replaced Tibbets as groupOriginal Item: Only One Available. The spine is this sword is engraved with the serial number 56199, which according to Official records from WILKINSON SWORD ARCHIVE at armsresearch. co. uk , states that this sword was purchased from the Wilkinson Sword Company in April 1919 by the then Lieutenant Captain Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. We have not been able to find much about his service information but we were