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1798-1799
Hilt and scabbard mounts made by James Morisset (English (active London), 1738–1815) Made for the firm of Robert Makepiece & Sons, London
This smallsword with its scabbard was presented in 1798–99 to Sir Henry Johnson (British Major General 1798 to 1803; born 1748, died 1835) to commemorate a battle that he won at Ross, Ireland, over Irish insurgents on June 5, 1798.

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