hadfield Posted 13 September , 2011 Share Posted 13 September , 2011 Hi all, I have P'08 sword and on the inside of the bowl (guard?) is stamped ' 5.31.' 'Y. GW.' '212' any thoughts about what they mean? I believe the letters would be the regiment, but the numbers I have no idea about at all. Also on the ricasso, apart from inspection stamps are three dates '13 '15 and '17 what do they mean? Regs B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 13 September , 2011 Share Posted 13 September , 2011 Brimstone, Based on my limited knowledge, I would say that "5.31" indicates an inspection date of 31 May and the "13, 15 and 17" are year dates. The "Y/GW/212" would mean Yeomany/Glasgow/[rack number] 212. I will be interested to learn what the experts have to say. All the best, Gary . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 14 September , 2011 Share Posted 14 September , 2011 Brimstone, Based on my limited knowledge, I would say that "5.31" indicates an inspection date of 31 May and the "13, 15 and 17" are year dates. The "Y/GW/212" would mean Yeomany/Glasgow/[rack number] 212. I will be interested to learn what the experts have to say. All the best, Gary. Don't think that 5/31 is a day/month date, as this is USA style, not UK - i.e., 5/31 = May 31 = USA, but UK would be 31/5 = 31st May. I suspect the 5/31 may be a month/year reissue date as on bayonets, i.e., re-issued May, 1931. Again, based on what happens with bayonets, the numbers on the ricasso may be year dates, indicating original issue in 1913, re-issue in 1915 and again in 1917. BUT, I am assuming that swords were stamped like bayonets, and so I could be completely and utterly wrong, and so I stand ready to be corrected! Trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippingsteel Posted 14 September , 2011 Share Posted 14 September , 2011 I'd certainly go along with the sword being unit marked to the Glasgow Yeomanry, and the '13, '15 and '17 year marks would all be re-issue dates. The other numbers are harder to determine without actually seeing a photo because the manner in which they are placed can often be the difference. However the 212 is most probably a rack number, while I would speculate that the "5.31" could be an earlier 'troop' marking, but then I'm only guessing. Cheers, S>S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadfield Posted 14 September , 2011 Author Share Posted 14 September , 2011 Hi S>S, Here, as requested one picture! Incidently, it looks like I mistook the '2' for a '3' in the top number. Many thanks B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippingsteel Posted 14 September , 2011 Share Posted 14 September , 2011 Sorry I can't add much further, the Y. over GW. over 212 is in the normally accepted format for a Yeomanry regiment marking with a rack number below. Unfortunately I am not sure what the 5.21 marking above is supposed to represent. Its not something that I'm familiar with but it could be a 'sword thing'.? Cheers, S>S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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