PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY 1856 PATTERN SAWBACK SOLDIER’S PIONEER’S SHORT SWORD

Description

1856 Pattern British Army Pioneers ‘sawback’ short sword. It has a broad 57cm long blade with deeply cut sawback teeth section to top of blade. It has a heavy ribbed Brass handle with full knuckle bow, slotted at the base for lanyard. The bottom rib shows a stamp of ‘11’ & ‘B’. Generally good overall.