A Royal Naval 1846 pattern presentation sword

A Royal Naval 1846 pattern presentation sword, blade 3.75 in., etched decoration including the dedication: 'PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE TRAINING SHIP ARETHUSA TO CHARLES FREDERICK HOBBS ON HIS PROMOTION TO ACTING-BOATSWAIN', retailed by the Army & Navy Stores; regulation gilt brass hilt, 1891 pattern sword knot; brass mounted leather scabbard.

H.M.S. Arethusa (1849) was decommissioned in 1874 and thereafter served as a training ship for destitute boys under the patronage of Lord Shaftesbury.