PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY P1856 SAWBACK SOLDIER’S PIONEER SHORT SWORD BOER WAR SWORD

Description

1856 Pattern British Army Pioneers ‘sawback’ short sword. It has a broad 57.5 cm 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 ‘1’ & ‘00’ (issued January 1900) and maker mark for Wilkinson (Sword) London. Generally good overall, this would make a magnificent wall hanger.