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Dark metal sword without sheath
Sword belonging to J. G. Simcoe
Dark metal sword without sheath

Sword belonging to J. G. Simcoe

Datebetween 1752 and 1806
Names
Format
Notes
Sword without sheath.
Medium
Dimensions92 cm x 14 cm x 4 cm (36 1/4 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 1 9/16 in.)
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberMSSREALIA-SWORDS-001
Capt. V. N. Peter Styrmo. With Simcoe's sword found in High Park
Capt. V. N. Peter Styrmo. With Simcoe's sword found in High Park
7/11/1963
Letter from J. G. Simcoe to John McGill, 16 July 1796.
Letter from J. G. Simcoe to John McGill, 16 July 1796.
1796-07-16
Wagon belonging to John Graves Simcoe
Wagon belonging to John Graves Simcoe
1885 circa
Holding Souvenir sword, R. J. Jimmie Fleming World War II Prisoner of Japanese who lost leg in 1969, wants to know why disability pension has gone down $92
Holding Souvenir sword, R. J. Jimmie Fleming World War II Prisoner of Japanese who lost leg in 1969, wants to know why disability pension has gone down $92
8/5/1970
Canadian Historical Exhibition, 1899, Victoria College, table belonging to J
Canadian Historical Exhibition, 1899, Victoria College, table belonging to J
1899
Canadian Historical Exhibition, 1899, Victoria College, table belonging to J
Canadian Historical Exhibition, 1899, Victoria College, table belonging to J
1899
Military minds are again turning to swords - this time for decoration rather than protection. In the past six months Paul Coates of Wilkinson Swords in Canada has sold more than 2,500 swords for the English company.
Military minds are again turning to swords - this time for decoration rather than protection. In the past six months Paul Coates of Wilkinson Swords in Canada has sold more than 2,500 swords for the English company.
5/31/1970
Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo
Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo
11/1/1967
Under the sword: Major B. Handley Geary, VC, the 77-year-old Queen's Park sergent-at-arms, makes a mock threat to draw his sword on Eddie Sargent afte(...)
Under the sword: Major B. Handley Geary, VC, the 77-year-old Queen's Park sergent-at-arms, makes a mock threat to draw his sword on Eddie Sargent afte(...)
6/4/1969
Finds Fenian Sword-Russell Teal with the 37-inch sword which he found in the hollow of a tree just outside Ridgeway, Ont. It is believed it may have been hidden by a Fenian raider in 1866
Finds Fenian Sword-Russell Teal with the 37-inch sword which he found in the hollow of a tree just outside Ridgeway, Ont. It is believed it may have been hidden by a Fenian raider in 1866
10/6/1934
Upper Canada. By His Excellency John G. Simcoe, Esq. Lieutenant-Governor and Major-General of His Majesty's Forces, &c, &c, &c. Proclamation
Upper Canada. By His Excellency John G. Simcoe, Esq. Lieutenant-Governor and Major-General of His Majesty's Forces, &c, &c, &c. Proclamation
1796
G. Allan Burton, Diana Pidduck, Edgar G. Burton and C. J. Dunn, chairman. A huge dummy cake fell away to reveal the car presented to Miss Pidduck
G. Allan Burton, Diana Pidduck, Edgar G. Burton and C. J. Dunn, chairman. A huge dummy cake fell away to reveal the car presented to Miss Pidduck
4/10/1962