The Sword (1946)

Title reads: “The Sword“. London. L/S of Lord Mayor of London presenting General Dwight Eisenhower with a sword at the Guildhall in 1945. Acton, London. M/S of designer working on a new sword. Various processes in manufacture of sword. According to narrator, the process took more than a year, with Pathe filming each stage of production. C/U of 84 year old Tom Beasley of Wilkinsons, Britain’s oldest swordsmith. More shots of sword being made and tested. C/U of inscription on Eisenhower’s sword recording the Guildhall ceremony. C/U of hilt and scabbard decorations. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin