Vexed CassidyPortfolio of named officer photographsBelow is a list of every named officer featured in an original photograph within my personal collection, for the reference of my fellow…2 min read·May 11, 2021----
Vexed CassidyBritish military swords ‘in the wild’This is intended to be an article that will be updated periodically, showcasing sword pattern examples from the period in which they were…10 min read·Jan 22, 2021----
Vexed CassidyThe 1822 Pattern Royal Welch Fusiliers variantThis is a short article documenting the Royal Welch Fusiliers variant of the British 1822 Pattern officers sword, putting forward some…9 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Vexed CassidyA beginners guide to identifying the original owner of a 19th Century British officers swordAs the identification of original owners seems to be something many beginning collectors struggle to get to grips with, I felt that a…7 min read·Dec 12, 2020----
Vexed CassidyCharles Shea HuntCharles Shea Hunt was a career officer in the British Indian Army and British Army, serving first as a soldier and then as a commissioned…2 min read·Nov 16, 2020----
Vexed CassidyCrimean service 1821/45 Pattern Artillery sword, and the original ownerA favourite from my personal collection that I acquired in early 2020, this sword is an 1821/45 Pattern British sabre to the Royal…6 min read·Nov 3, 2020----
Vexed CassidyA (probably) Reeves-Wilkinson undecorated sword of exciting provenanceA newly acquired sword of mine is this 1897 Infantry pattern sword with an unmarked economy/fighting blade bearing a proof slug marked ‘R’…7 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Vexed CassidyOn a sword of probable Crimean War provenance, and the implications it carries for the use of…A few months ago, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a sword that passed at auction, having seen it and inquired after it as I…7 min read·Sep 8, 2020----
