Object number
4101.263.2
Description
An RE sword, 1857 pattern with a brass hilt and scabbard. The guard is engraved and with a pierced pattern with fish skinned grip wrapped in wire. The blade is single edged with a fuller on each side. The blade is engraved/etched with a pattern on each side and has Queen Victoria's cypher, the Royal Engineers motto, the winged thunderbolt and Bengal Engineers. The maker's details are mostly missing, except the location is known to be london.
Production place
London
Date
1857 - 1857
Production period
Mid Victorian, 1850-1875
Dimensions
- 960 mm
- Blade Length: 814 mm
- Guard 120 mm
- Scabbard 842 mm