Vatican, Papal State. A Dress Sword for a Member of the Order of St. Gregory Hold the son of Nels Thompson

the son of Nels Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson

to fight in the Boer War in South Africa

with additional disruption to the base consistent with stitch removal during retrieval from a uniform

two Canadian Army Rank Chevrons (Private: painted white stripe on brown cotton

Vatican, Papal State. A Dress Sword for a Member of the Order of St. Gregory Hold the son of Nels ThompsonA dress sword for a member of the Order of St. Gregory, measuring 95 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 72 cm long, nickel plated, triangular magnetic steel blade which sits securely within a multi piece hilt, with an intact red wool buffer pad covering the seam. The crossguard features a clamshell medallion in the form of a highly stylized laurel and oak leaf wreath surrounded a gilded and enameled depiction of the