Militaria

An 1857 pattern sword for an officer of the Royal Engineers, the slightly curved 83cm blade by Mole retailed by the Army & Navy Co-operative Society, London, etched with crowned VR cypher regimental device foliate scrolls etc, regulation brass scroll guard, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper wire, complete with its steel scabbard, grip covering worn, scabbard cleaned over old pitting £150-200